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Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
STRIKE IS ORDERED.
Executive Board Orders Anthracite
Miners to Quit Work Next
Monday !

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 13.-At 5:15
o'clock Wednesday afternoon Presi-
dent Mitchell and Secretary Wilson, of
the United Mine Workers of America,
affixed their signatures to the docu-
ment which will call $4,000 miners of
the Pennsylvania anthracite region
from their work Monday morning and
precipitate one of the most gigantic
strikes in the history of the labor
world. The document was the official
Endorsement of the request of the an
thracite districts to strike. It was
considered by the national executive
board of the mine workers last week,
and when the board adjourned all
power to indorse the request for the
strike was left in the hands of the ma
tional president and secretary. The
official order to strike has been sent
the three presidents of Pennsylvania
districts.
The three district presidents re-
ported Wednesday afternoon that of
the 143, 900 men in the three districts
134,500 would go on a strike Monday.
President Mitchell would not state
what secret influences were at work
to prevent the strike and which caused
the delay. This strike will for the
time being terminate operations in
in the world. Should the strike con-
tinue over a period of two months, the
loss in wages will amount to $780,
900; loss to railroads, $4,000, 900, and
loss to mine operators, $40, 200, 900. Of
ffcers of the miners union estimate
that the organization has cash bal
ance of S1,000,000 in the treasury with
which to conduct the strike.
In their demands the miners ask
the correction of many evils, the more
important of which are the following:
Abolition of the company stores, reduc-
ton in the price of powder to $50 a keg.
abolition of company doctors, semi-month-
ly payment of wages, abolition Of the slid
ing scale, wages paid In cash. 2.240 pounds
to the ton, an advance of 20 per cent. in
$1.75 day, that all classes of day labor
now receiving $50 and not exceeding SITS
shall receive Is per cent: over present
wages, that all day labor now receiving
SITE shall be advanced 10 per cent, that
no miner shall have at any time more than
one breast, gang or other class Of work.
and shall get only his legal share Of cars.
Victim OF Heart Failure.
Milwaukee, Sept. 13. Lester A.
Rose, q well-known Wisconsin news
paper man and recently secretary of
the Wisconsin Valley Advancement
association, died in Milwaukee Wednes-
day from heart failure.
Killed by Banner Pole.
New York, Sept. 13.-During the
prevalence of high wind mast sus-
tanning one end of political banner
suspended over Broadway was blown
down, killing Charles Dunfield, of
Birmingham, Ala, who was passing
with his brother and q friend.
Thrilling Rescue at Sea.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 13.-The crew
and the wife of the captain of the lit
tie schooner Magnet, of Harbor Beach,
Mich, narrowly escaped destruction
on Lake Erie during Tuesday nights
storm. They were rescued by the
Frank E. Kirby. ~
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Management complimented.

The Management Compllmented.
The officers of the State Fair associa-
tlon were tired the last night when
the last rocket of the evenings enter
tainment had been fired and the last
employe had checked up with the
treasurer, and they seemed rather glad
that the whole thing was over. The
receipts including railroad coupons,
entry fees, stall rents and privileges,
will aggregate 100000. The expens-
es, which this year include a number
OF permanent improvements amount
to only about $4,000.
Nearly every exhibitor has expressed
pleasure with the manner in which
the affairs of the association have been
conducted this year, and E. w. Ran
dali, the secretary, comes in for good
deal of communication.
Late in the afternoon the officers
and members of the American Here
ford Breeders association called on
the secretary in his office and formally
expressed to Mr.. Randall their appre-
citation of the many favors they had
received. The secretary does not take
all the credit to himself, but says that
great deal is due to his subordinates.
In particular he mentioned Sergeant
Leonard, who had charge of the police
station at the amphitheater. He has
shown good management in handling
the crowds and has exercised discre-
ton at all times.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
Rates Euu0liZed.

The state board of equalization,
which met, in St. Paul, adopted rules
governing the equalization of assess
ments of banks, From the sum of the
capital stock, surplus, and undivided
profits of the bank, there must be de-
Quoted the amount of the legal author
lied investments and real estate, and
so per cent of the remainder will be
considered as the basis of assessment.
The assessments that were not equal
to those of last year were raised to
their average. Carlton, Anoka, Free
born, Jackson, Lincoln, Pipestone,
Redwood, Rice. Aitkin, Swift, Waba-
sha and Wright counties lead, all stock
that was only year old raised 10 per
cent in value; while Benson, Kenebec
and Red Lake counties had such stock
raised Is per cent; Renville, per cent;
and Polk 20 per cent. A reduction of
10 per cent was made in Itasca, Morris
and Wadena counties.
A basis of value for the equalization
OF the assessments on horses was then
adopted as follows: One-year-olds, SO
to $11 each; 2-year-olds, SIS to SIT;
3-year-olds, SIS to S35. One-year-old
cattle, 81 each.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
A ROMANTIC HISTORY,
Strange Career of Sir Donald Smith,
an Hon0red Notable In
Canada.

Necessity 1Orced the HUDSON bay
company, a trading corporation en-
gagged in collecting furs, to become
government that ruled with despotic
power from the great lakes to the
Arctic circle. How absolute this power
might be, and in some cases was, is
illustrated by the strange history of
Sir Donald Smith, now Lord Strath-
coma, whose name is honored in every
part of the dominion. The history,
which contains all the elements of
romance or a melodrama, is told by
Rev. DR.. Field in his book of travel,
'%Our Western Archipelago
"More than so years ago young
Scotchman came from his native land
to take place in the Hudson Bay
company. He served it with scrupu-
lous fidelity, and had begun to feel
at home in the place where he was
stationed.
zone day an Indian runner came to
him with an order to leave his post
in one hour and betake himself to
Labrador. The order did not permit
him to wait to pack his clothing,
which, so he was informed, would be
sent after him.
"Although the order exiled him to
an American Siberia, and was unac-
companied by word of explanation,
he obeyed it without remonstrance.
Within the hour he was on his way
to the distant and inhospitab1e coast.
He was kept there % years. On the
death of the governor of the COM
pany who had sent him into exile he
was recalled. " 5e-
Gas during this long, trying time he
had shown himself a wise, faithful
servant of the company, he was now
promoted from position to position,
until finally he became it's governor.
"Dr. Field thinks the exile was q
harsh measure and the reason Of it q
mystery; but an old settler put it in
another light. The company governed
by military discipline, and ordered
those subordinates to perilous services
Whom it could rely on to endure pri-
vation and cope with danger in the
spirit Of gallant soldier"
fASf -. ----.----. .-SzE &#$ III So
President Hayes $4,000 Dinner.
In President Van Buren's admins
tration the custom Of serving eatables
at public receptions in the white.
house came to an end, writes Rene
Bache in Ladies' Home Journal. It
had been so abused that just prior to
the election Of 184o hungry crowds be.
sieged the east room, clamoriug to bs
fed and threatening TO vote against
Mr.. Van Buren if they were not sup
piled with food. Since that time the
only chief executive who has provided
s.refreshments'' on such occasions was
President Hayes. Although President
Hayes offered no wine to his guests.
Ehe spent large part Of his salary il il
entertaining. A single entertainment
cost him Sc 900. President Arthur had
me reputation Of giving the most cost
llY dinners. s.:
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 13.-The crew
and the wife of the captain of the lit
tie schooner Magnet, of Harbor Beach,
Mich, narrowly escaped destruction
on Lake Erie during Tuesday nights
storm. They were rescued by the
Frank Z. Kirby.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

proximately, one-third of the "a hours must
be given to sleep; If another third of the
day Is devoted to manual labor, only eight
hours are left for eating. for going to and
from the place Of work, for the reading Of
current news, for mental improvement,
recreation. social. intercourse and domes-
tic life. Since the hours occupied in eating.
and travel cannot be encroached upon,
every hour added to the days labor must
be taken from the time devoted to the in
tellectual development. recreation and the
family. ri *s.$ f; tN55ssl ST
''The labor organisation has been con-
sistent and persistent advocate OF the doc
trine Of arbitrat ation, although 1t Is dimcult
to see why the burden Of this reform should
be thrown upon the laboring man. Surely
the employer. II he would take q compre-
hensive view Of his own interests, would
be as much benefited by arbitration AZ the
employe. and because every prolonged con-
test between labor and capital brings in
terruption to business and pecuniary loss
to, those who are in no way responsible
for the disagreement. society In general Ii
even more interested than employers or
employees. The desire Tor justice Is 50 uni-
versal that the public can be depended
upon to support the nndingIo of an impartial
board Of arbitration as certainly as It can
to support the successful contestant In
law suit. The court of arbitration is one
of the certafnttes Of the future, and when
lt*1s secured ana perl Iected, we shall won.
der why its coming was delayed so long.
The blacklist by means OF which em-
.ployers combine to deprive the discharged
w0rkmen nofreemploymentis Of Is one OF the more
recent menaces to the laboring man. The
Independence Of the wage Garner decreases
40 the difficulty OF obtaining employment
increases. and the skilled workman, whose
life has been spent IA acquiring efaciency
{ in g certain trade or occupation. becomes.
practically. the chattel of the empi0yar
stts0ysJy opportunity to make use &c his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

If troubled with rheumatism,
give Chamberlain's Pain Balm a
trial. 1t will not cost you cent
if it does no good. One applica.
ton will relieve the pain. 1t also
cures sprains and bruises in one
third the time required by any
other treatment. Cuts, burns,
frostbites, quinsey, pains in the
side and chest, glandular and 9th
er swellings are quickly cured by
applying it. Every bottle war
ranted. Price, % and 80 cents.
For sale by j. P. Spalding. jul.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The Populists at their recent
National convention at Sioux
Falls, Dakota, did more than the
fair thing by nominating VIM. J..
Bryan for President, and Chas.
A. Towne, of Minnesota, the rec
ognized leader of the Silver Re-
publicans, for Vice President
neither of which belong to their
party. The Silver Republicans
in National convention, will un.
doubtedly make the same nomin'
ations, which will force the Dem
ocrats to indorse the actions OF
the other two parties.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

An editor prints his paper to
give his patrons the news of the
day and for the money there is
in it. He is presumed to know
of what he writes, and he gen.
orally does. When he writes as
he does in the Leader Courier, of
Osceola Mills, Pa, that "Chamb-
erlain's Cough Remedy acts mag
ically, and we have found none
better in our household. If you
have cough, try it, it may be
accepted as an honest expression,
worthy of credence. For sale by
j. P. Spalding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

AS a cure for rheumatism,
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is gain
ing a wide reputation. D. B.
Johnston of Richmond, Ind, has
been troubled with that ailment
since 1862. In speaking of it he
says Il never found anything
that would relieve me until /
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
1t acts like magic with me. My
foot was swollen and paining me
very much, but one good applica-
ton of Pain Balm relieved me. 4"
For sale by ]. P. Spalding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22
No one can really measure the

No one can really measure the
consequences of an action. Thus
Hanna expected campaign fund
from the ship owners this fall
for passing the shipping gift
enterprise bill. But Wanamaker
offered him million dollars for
the campaign fund to vote
against Quay for the Senate.
Now Quay says the shipping
steal shall not pass. Consequent
ly, Hanna will not get his fund.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Private advices from the West
say that the enthusiasm manifest
at Chicago, ST. Louis and else
where for Dewey, was far great
er than the published accounts
would lead anyone to suppose.
The Admiral himself is reported
to have charged that there is a
deliberate conspiracy on the part
of the administration press to
minimize his strength with the
people.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22
The Ohio Republican {

The Ohio Republican conven-
ton has something to say about
"so-called" trusts. This is good !
Ohio Republicans evidently con-
slider trusts in sort of Christian
Science way. The rest of the
country, however, has an idea
that an impression" of trusts
can be eradicated by an 'impres-
sion' of law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The first decision that goes to
the merits of the Porto Rican
situation has been rendered by a
United States judge, who has
held that the Constitution ex-
tended lex proprio vigore" to
Porto Rico as soon as the peace
treaty was ratified. The case
Will be appealed, of course, but
1t is dollars to doughnuts that
the administration will manage
to delay decision until after the
election.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Captain Carter has been lodged
in Jail after having been given
more chances to escape his well
merited punishment than any
similar criminal ever had before.
But the meshes of the law still
continue to delay the prosecu-
ton of his fellow conspirators.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Chicago has been figuring on
questions of comparative finance
and has discovered that she de-
rives more income from dog
licenses than she does from her
street railways. Yet her streets
are made dangerous and hideous
by the long trains of cars that
run through them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22
One of the most singular things

One of the most singular things
in current politics is the attitude
of some of the Republican or
gans on the Porto Rican ques-
ton. A month ago they were
denouncing the tariff down there
as the sum of all evil. Now they
are saying that it is the wisest
and best thing possible.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

All right, go ahead and place
Cleveland in nomination at Kan
sas City, if you like. But we
will take pleasure in sending a
wreath to be placed on the tomb
of the man who does it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Mark Hanna says that McKin-
ley has always been in touch
with the Republican party.
Wouldn't it be more accurate to
say that the Republican party
has always been touching him
for colonial loot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The question is, how much Of
his personal following will Pin
gree bring with him to the Dem
ocratic party !? 1t might easily
be enough to carry Michigan for
Bryan this fall, and even though
Mark Hanna says no one can fig
ure out a possible majority for
the Nebraskan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Dewey is now DESTROYS of being
defeated in his candidacy for the
presidency but fears that the
people will insist on nominating
him in spite of reluctance. This
won't do at all. Roosevelt has a
monopoly on the bashful declina-
ton business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The exposure of the Standard
Oil deal to sell the Danish West
Indies to the United States for
ten per cent of the price, has
killed the scheme in spite of the
20 senator's whom the company
declare stood ready to do its work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The State Department has re-
jected the Sultan's offer to re-
build those missionary houses.
Something more spectacular is
needed to fire the American heart
in a presidential year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The number of Frenchmen,
Germans and Americans who are
captured in the Transvaal by the
British, is startling. 1t would
seem that Britain is pretty near
ly fighting the world down there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The worm has turned at last.
The steam laundry trust is to
open an establishment at Shang-
hal, China.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The school children of Canada
propose to send message of
coincidence to Aguinaldo as an
answer to that sent to Kruger by
the children of the United States.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The Nicaraguan canal bill has
passed the House as a conces-
sion to American popular feeling.
Now it will be pigeon-holed in
the Senate as a concession to
British popular feeling. And so
everybody will be happy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Teddy is about to start on a
swing around the circle in order
to further discourage his boom
for the Vice Presidential nomin-
a+io,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Suppose Chadwick had been
Schley, and Schley Chadwick
Would Secretary Long have con-
tented himself with a simple
reprimand ?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The Republicans in Congress
are now fathering "so-called"
remedy for the organizations
which the Ohio Republican plat
form describes as called
truStc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

CHdlupiO tnOuSho w
paper for one week as the devil
would publish it, and he sent out
letters asking prominent men
over the State for opinions as to
how they thought his Satanic
Majesty would proceed with the
undertaking. Among them was
Ex- Governor John p. st. John.
and he wrote /:
II have received yours of the
the Doth ult., asking me to give
my opinion as to How the devil
would run paper, and in reply
hereto desire first to congratu-
late you on your excellent judg-
ment in selecting me to answer
that question, for my familiarity
with his Satanic Majesty enables
me to impart to you a lot of in
formation that the ordinary pious
man knows but little about.
1.-The first thing the devil
would do would be to write a
salutatory. He would give it an
intense religious tone. He would
shout for old Glory, and scream
for liberty, and pitch into the
Mormons, but would not say a
word about the thousands of
slaves, and our government sal
aried Sultan and his seventeen
wives under the protection of the
American flag on the island OF
Sulu. He would openly favor
bimetallism and 'secretly.wor to
put the government on the single
gold standard. He would talk
long and loud about the peoples
money but place it at the mercy
of the national banks to get it.
He would declare that the Cub
ans were and of right ought to
be free, and then refuse them
their freedom. He would de-
nounce fraud and then send word
to the Gamers of rotten beef to
clean up and get ready to be
whitewashed. He would stand
quietly by, and without even a
protest, see the organized trusts
rob the people of hundreds of
millions annually and call it
prosperity. He would advocate
the levying of high tariff tax
on the poor mans food and cloth
ing and tell him it was protec-
ton. He would be quiet as a
graveyard while we were burn
ing negroes at the stake and
punching their eyes out with a
red hot iron, here in our own
country, but would make his
columns speak in thunder tones
in favor of sending our soldiers
5000 miles from home to shoot
our civilization and Milwaukee
beer into the Filipinos. In q
desperate frenzied effort of a
powerful monarchy which has
been a robber and oppressor OF
weak nations, to crush by brute
force a brave people in South
Africa who are struggling, as
our forefathers struggled foul
generations ago for the right OF
self government, the devilwould
be on the side of the monarchy,
and gloat over the downfall OF
the republic. He would take his
position in his newspaper that
by the providence of God Porto
Rico was the property of the
United States, and her people
were our people, and by cry oil
benevolent assimilation, and tc
impress upon the Porto Ricans
the lesson that whom the Lord
loveth he chastiseth, he would
would put a Is per cent. tariff on
the products of their labor. He
would indulge in long prayers
for temperance and editorially
wink at the Klondike jointists tc
close up during the dull season,
but throw their doors wide open
again just before the veterans
next pay day. He would stand
for Mckinley and bitterly den.
ounce Bryan, and finally his
\ Satanic Mosoc+v ,,,o,.ll
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

The Ways and Means Commit
tee is now giving an illustration
OF how to repeal war revenue
taxes, but they do not mean it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22

Will Admiral Dewey pledge
himself not to turn over the
White House to his wife p?