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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
THE MERGER CASE.
Arguments Before the Supreme Court
for Consideration of Minnesota
Railroad Controversy.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-In the United
States supreme court Monday At
torney Douglas, of Minnesota, re-
newed his motion for leave to file a
bill of complaint on behalf of the
state against the Northern Securities
company in the matter of the merg-
er of the Northern Pacific railroad
with other railroads. saying that he
had given notice to the defendants
as required by the court.
Chief Justice Fuller announced that
the argument upon this motion
would be heard later in the day, as
soon as the hearing in the case I'M
der consideration could be com
pleted.
Mr.. w. d. Guthrie, for the North
ern Securities company, filed a brief
with the court outlining that COM
pany's position. He contended that
the bill of complaint proposed to be
filed on behalf of the state of Min
nesota does not present a contro-
versy of civil and judicial nature
between a state and citizen of an
other state justifable in this court,
and that no state can call upon this
court to enforce it's penal or police
laws in other states. Hence, this
court is without jurisdiction.
When the preceding case had been
completed Attorney General Douglas
was recognized to make his argument
in support of the motion for leave to
file his bill of complaint.
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Franchise Corporations
and the Tax Reform ~
Margaret Haley Writes of Teachers
Fight in Illinois.

learned the exact history of this in
teresting bit of legislature from an
old man who had been a member OF
that legislature. There was in the
legislature, he said, goodly sprin-
king of members belonging to the
organization of grangers which had
secured this franchise law, and these
members, naturally enough, stood
out against the corporations. Never
theless, the activity of the corpora
ton lobbyists finally resulted in win
ming five of the grangers over, and 1T
seemed certain that the bill would
pass. However, on the night before
the vote was to be taken (this being
the last day before adjournment), the
remaining grangers induced the five
backsliders to board home-bound
trains, and gave them pretty strong
hints about the folly of arraying
themselves in favor of such an infa-
nous bit of legislation. The bill was
defeated.
The victory was not complete, how
ever, for in this same year new
board of equalization was elected,
only two of the old members being
retained. Since that time no railroad
in Illinois has had it's franchise taxed,
and the taxes on their tangible prop
erty have decreased each year. In
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ANIMALS AS PROPHETS.
Strange Belief of the People of East
ern Prussia and "a Tale
That Is Told.


The written and spoken folklore of
Tyrol assumes that on holy night, be-
tween the hours of 1880, or 11:45, and
midnight, animals not only speak, but
also possess the gift Of prophecy. The
same belief prevails in Eastern Prus-
STA, that part of the empire which was
last to be converted to Chris tianity on
the con tinent of Europe. During my
travels in the governments Of Konigs-
berg and Gumbimmen, writes corre-
spondent of a London paper, / gath
cred the following stories on the sub
ject:
Some 20 years ago at Zielounam,
village near the Polish frontier, a man
named Biau, horse-trader, farmer and
usurer by profession, decided to test
the legend saying that it meant death
to watch the animals during night. So
he hid in a fodder chest, and at HAS
the horses really began to talk among
themselves. An old stallion was the
first to speak.
wonder who will be our new mas
ter?'' he said, and each of the animals
suggested a different man, comment
ing at the same time on the character
and personality Of his candidate.
Blau went to his bed more dead than
alive, and from that hour on sickened.
He died during January, ga victim of
his prying spirit and curiosity" as the
people Whereabouts assert.
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INfNTY.TN ARE DEAD.
Result Of the Explosion in the
Mine at Lost Creek,
Iowa.
TEN OTHERS ARE SEVERELY HURT.
The Coroner Investigating the At
fair in an Effort to Fix the BIame
Shot Was Too Heavily Charged
and Ignited the Dust When 1t Was
Set Off.

Lost Creek, Ia, Jan. 27.-Twenty-
one dead bodies were Saturday morn
ing taken from the improyised morgue
in shaft No. 2 of the Lost Creek Coal
Mining company, of this place, as the
result of the worst mine disaster ex-
perienced in the history of Iowa.
When brought to the surface they pre-
sented a horrible sight. Some Of the
bodies were terribly mangled and be-
You'd recognition and could only be
identified by some trinket or some
thing found in their pockets. The II
injured are improving, and no addi-
tional deaths are anticipated, since the
death Saturday morning of Oliver Ma
bic, making the list of dead %. He had
his arm broken and was terribly
burned about the face and head.
The list of the dead is as follows:
THE DEAD-Mike Fox, ST., aged IS;
Mike Fox, Jr., aged q; John Elder, aged
90 G. B. Crews, aged 81; Russell Fish, aged
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miners in districts Nos. 2, S, 10,
20 and %, Joseph VeSey, district
No. 10; Edward Flyn, district No. 20;
Patrick Gilday, district No. 2; James
D. Wood, district No. %; William Lit
tie, district No. 5; Joseph Pendleton,
district No. 21, and A. j. Springer, dis
trict No. II.
The committee on officers reports
which was called Friday afternoon,
then continued it's report.
Among the points of the report was
a recommendation of Secretary Wilson
that local unions be required to take
the Mine Workers Journal and that
notices to local unions be printed in
the Journal. 1t was adopted.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Finds Rich Ore.

The report that ore taken from the
farm of Mrs. n. S. Dousman north of
Prairie du Chen included gold and sill
yer in remunerative quantities has
been confirmed by assays made by
professional chemists and metallur-
gists whose standing places their re-
ports beyond the realm of speculation.
The assays show bullion running from
100 to $3.50 per ton on samples taken
from the ledge. The average per ton
is about eight dollars. Indications are
that there are millions of tons within
reach and all facilities for reduction
easily available.
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THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, Jan. q.
FIOUR-Dull and easy. Spring patents.
special brands, $4.O0041O; hard patents,
So. O5@3. 10; straights, $300@3.20; winter pat
ents, 49, 5013 so; straights, $33O03.40; sec
onds, $200@2.40.
WHEAT-Lower. May, 767s@7S1Ac.
CORN-Weak May, 60ss@62c. July, 60s
@61Tc. September, 59A@60Ac.
OATS-Excited and lower May, $500
44ssc. July, 351a@391Ac.
RYE-Was about steady at late decline.
No. cash, 5714@59c. Choice, free on board,
6O@621Ac. May delivery, 6O14c.
BARLEY-Was heavy; demand tame.
Screenings, 45@57c for common to choice.
Thin barley, according to color, $4,000.
Stained dirty, 57059c. Clean, fair to good
color, 60062c. Choice, 69c.
POTATOES-Ma steady and un-
changed. Rurals, good to choice, 78@SOc:
common, 72@74c; red stock, 70@74c; Bur-
banks, 71@76c.
EGGS-Strong and higher. City recan-
died, fresh eggs, new cases included, 249
25c; at mark, cases included, 2313@24c; loss
off. cases returned, 231ac
BUTTER-Ruling firm. Creameries, Is
@241ac per pound; diaries, 141a@20c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady and UNI
changed. Turkeys, 6@9c; chickens, S1c;
ducks, 10c; geese, $4.00@70O
New York, Jan. q.
FLOUR-Unsettled and easier. Rye
flour, easy Flair to good, So. 20@3. 40; choice
to fancy, $3.50Q3.75.
WHEAT-Opening shade steadier.
May, S2$4@S3 13-16c; July, S2as@S3 11-16c.
RYE-Weak. State, e3A@6414c c. l. f..
New York car lots; No. western, 675sc
f. o. b. afloat
OATS-Ruled weak. Track white, 51G57c.
BUTTER-Firmer State dairy, HOPE;
creamery, 16@25c; June creamery, 15@21c;
factory, 13G17c.
EGGS-Firm. State and Pennsylvania,
2SQ29c; western, at mark, Csc; southern,
a mark DC
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ReOrGaniZea.

The annual meeting for the reorgani-
cation of the Badger State Long Dis
lance Telephone company was held
in GAINESVILLE with 200 stockholders
present. The board of directors was
increased from five O II members. The
Indebtedness of $4,000 was refunded
and the head office was changed from
Milwaukee to GAINESVILLE. C. w. Twin
ing, of Monroe, was elected president
and T. w. Coon, of Edgerton, secre-
tarY
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Guard Against Smallpox.

Every precaution is being taken
against smallpox 1T the soldiers home
on account of the prevalence of the
disease in northern Wisconsin. Sur
geon Melville, on recommendation of
the state board of health and the local
health officer, is vaccina ting the en-
tire camp. In the future no furloughs
will be granted to those wishing to
go north or west. and everyone return
ing from the infected districts will be
thoroughly fumigated.
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Accident on Spanish Boat.

vigo, Spain, Jan. 27-The obsolete
Spanish gunboat Condor has been
towed into this port in damaged con-
dition, due to the explosion of her
boiler, which killed two men and in
iured nine Others, including the com
mander of the vessel.
Vigo, Spain, Jan. 27.-Iater in the
day it was announced that two more OF
the Condor's crew had died from their
injuries. Others of the injured men
are in a dangerous condition. Most OF
the crew sustained Commissions or
burns. The gunboat is practically a
wreck
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Wins Church Suit.

Miss Libby Bell, who hung her wash
ing in the doorway of the Adventist
church in Mindora and who alleged she
was injured by Trustee Frank Brown,
who attempted to throw her off the
premises, has been awarded $3.50 by
a jury. She sued for S., 900. She claims
the church property to be hers, as the
congrega ton has not fulfilled the con-
ditions in the gift.
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Miners in West Section Escape.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
President Mitchell Names Members
Who Shall Serve United Mine
Workers of America.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27.-At the
opening of Saturdays session OF the
United Mine Workers convention
President Mitchell announced the fol-
lowing committees: On Chinese ex-
clusion. w. B. Wilson, district, No. q;
w. d. Ryan, district No. II; I. L. Lewis,
district No. 6; Edward Mckay, district
No. 5; George Richards, district No. 25;
p f. Mccormack district No. 1, and E.
S. Mccullough, district No. "a.
On reorganization and care of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-30
SCHLEY GAY AMID TOTS.
Admiral Visits School Which Was
Named in His Honor and Has
Good Time.

Chicago, Jan. 28.-Admiral Schley
went over to the Northwest side Mon
day forenoon and visited awhile with
the children of the school named in
his honor. Although he had to take
a long, cold carriage drive to get there,
he was rewarded with the best time he
has had since he came to town, and be-
fore he went away he told his little
hosts as much.
They made an arch of triumph for
him with palm leaves and sang "See,
the Conquering Hero Comes to him
as he walked through their ranks up
three flights Of stairs to the assembly
room. There were 900 of them, all
dressed in their finest. Admiral Schley
shook hands with everyone of them
and made them a speech besides.
Admiral and Mrs. Schley spent a
quiet Sunday. Accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Munger they attend
ed service at Trinity Episcopal church,
Twenty-sixth street and Michigan ave-
nue.. Later they were guests at lunch
con at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Washburn, and in-the evening they at
tended dinner given in their honor at
the residence of Mrs. John Morris, an
old friend, who has known the admiral
since he was cadet.
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Left to the Family.

The last will of the late A. w. Patten,
the wealthy paper-mal1er, who died at
his home in Appleton, has been filed in
the probate court and besides his i'm
mediate relatives there are no bene-
ficiaries. The inventory of the estate
and the exact amount of the same
could not be ascertained, but it was
estimated at $500, 000
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OTTAWA Hotel burned.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 27.-The Hotel
Cecil was burned early Saturday. The
hotel was owned by ex-Mayor David
son, who rebuilt it and had it newly
furnished about three years ago. The
loss is about 100000. Guests on the
fifth floor had to leave the building in
their night clothes, and some of them
had to be taken out of the windows
with ladders
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The News Condensed.

Henry Brutus, a woodsman employed
in the Red Cliff Lumber company's
camp near Bayfield,, was struck by
falling tree and received fata in juries.
Will Hollinger was sentenced in Cum
berland to 60 days in the county Jail
for wife desertion.
Paper manufacture from two dis
tricts of the state held secret con-
ferences in Appleton at which it wa
decided to refuse to grant any union
demands. A long shutdown was re-
garded as preferable.
Elliot A. Carter, who beat, bound and
gagged Leslie Bonel and George Sy-
pher, boys, and left them almost help
less in a cottage which he had set on
fire, was sentenced in Eau Claire to
ten years in state prison.
Coroner F. B. Lansdowne called three
doctors to hold post norton exami-
nation in Kenosha over the remains
of an infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Anus" DR.. Cleary says the child was
smothered
The steamer g. J. Grammer was
y
perior. This is the first winter launch
ing for several years.
Overcome with shame at having so
far lost his temper as to strike his
wife, Arthur 0. Hickman, conductor
on the Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Light company, hanged himself at
his home.
Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished at Lone Rock, Richland county
on March 1. The service will embrace
an area of 35 square miles, with 8
popula ton of 400.
The dry kilns of Brooks & Ross at
Schofeld were burned, together with
about 10000 feet of lumber. The loss
is $1,000. No insurance.
Three new rural mail routes are to
be established in Marinette county
One Will start from the city of Mari
nette, the other viii begin in the vii
lage of Pound and the third in the town
of Grover.
Fire almost totally destroyed the
plant of the Marshfeld Bedding COM
pany. The loss is $4,000, covered by
insurance.
The 12-year-old son of Thomas Cash
man died at%Minong from alcoholic poi
son, brought on by whisky which he
had drunk but few hours before.
Rabbi Caro-, of Milwaukee, announces
that Abraham Simmer, of Waverly,
Ia, has offered $25, 900 to build Jew
ish hospital in Milwaukee,
Buddy Ryan, of Chicago, knocked out
Jake Magmer in the third round of
what was to have been an eight-round
event in Fond Lac.
Two hundred Indians on the Oneida
reservation at Green Bay are in great
need and in danger of an impending
epidemic.
Edward Hardcastle, who is wanted
by the authorities at Plattsville for
the murder of John Wellman, January
2. has been arrested by the police of
Deadwood, S. d.
Eileen Thornton, a seyen-year-old
girl in Chippewa Falls, fell, striking on
her head and biting her tongue almost
off.
The American Cigar & Tobacco COM
pany, which erected mammoth plant
iii Sparta, has started operations.
About $50 men are employed.
Fire destroyed the elevator at Dali
las. The loss on building and grain
is S., 900. partly insured.
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sweden and Norway.

Christiania. Norway, Jan. 27.-A pro-
posal has been introduced in both the
Norwegian storthing and Swedish
riksdag to appoint committee to con-
slider the question of the permanent
neutrality of the dual monarchy.
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Arrested at Paris.

Paris, Jan. 27.-Adolf Schmidt, the
fugitive director of the Cassel Treber-
Trocknung grain drying company, who
disappeared in July last at the time of
the failure of that concern, has been
arrested in response to Germany's re-
quest for his extradition.
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south and one mile east of Oskaloosas
and three miles northeast of Eddyville.
1t is owned by the Lost Creek Coal and
Mining company, of which c. E. Laugh
lin, FL. L. Spencer, jeff Timbrell, +. +.
Green and o. S. Ellis are the chief
stockholders. The property has been
successfully operated a number OF
years. The shaft where the accident
occurred is No. and has been oper-
ated about IS months. 1t has been
thought perfectly safe. The ventila-
ton is perfect, the only possible fault
ever found being that it was little
dusty at times.
Miners in West Section Escape.
The explosion occurred east and
north of the shaft, in the east entries,
and almost all in that part of the mine
were killed or hurt. All the miners on
the west side escaped injury and got
out of the mine; in fact some did not
know of the accident till called on for
help.
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South Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 2

CATTLE-Mafket steady and strong.
Native steers, s4.O0d6.75; cows and heifers,
$3.00Q5.O0; western steers, So. 80G5. 80; Texas
steers, So 6OQ4. 50; Gamers 81. 7502. So; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 1904. so; calves, 81. 0O9
700; bulls, stays, ETC., $225@4.50
HOGS-Market steady to sc lower. Heavy,
s6.O5@6. 40; mixed, s600Q6. 10; light S.. 1860
pigs, $4.50@5.50 bulk of sales, $6.00Q6.25.
SHEEP-Market active, steady Fed
muttons, S4.25@5. 10; westerns, 1850. %;
ewes, $3.50G400; common and stockers,
s3.6Q4.25; lambs, $4.5eQ6.00,
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To Serve the pope.

Rome. Jan. 27.--J. P. Farrelly, of
Nashville, Tenn, secretary of the
American college here, has been APP
pointed privy chamberlain to the pope.
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Federation of Teachers be-
lieve that they should. We have
fought the matter in the courts with
some little success.
The history of our activity to this
point is briefly this: We have secured
from the supreme court of Illinois
mandamus to compel the state
board of equalization to assess the
franchises of five corporations-one
gas, one electric lighting, one tele-
phone and two street railway COM
panies. These franchise values were
entirely omitted in 1899. A commit
tee of teachers appeared before the
state board of equalization at it's ses-
sion of 1900 and called attention to
the fact that that body had over
looked the franchises of these cor
porations, which were not only as
sessable, but assessable upon cash
valuation of upwards of $200,000,00O
The board took no action; then we
instituted court proceedings to COM
pei them to make the assessment.
Perceiving that the Teachers Fed
Grafton was in earnest the board then
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Canton, Jan. 27.-The native GUS
toms will be transferred to the impe-
rial maritime department about Feb
ruary 20.
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27: Joe Berto, aged 80; S. c. Creighton,
aged % (colored); James StOYall, aged 80
1colored); Andrew Pash, aged 50; sam
Humphrey, aged 81; James Humphrey,
aged "a; j. J. Humphrey, aged 80; Dalldel
Fish, aged "a; Dave Waitress, aged 70;
Frank Gasperi, aged So; Alexander Gray,
aged "a; Jack Mannealy, aged ~; John
Martin aged %; George Benochak, ageo
%: Joe Gasperi aged "a; John KaVal, ageo
80; oliver Mabie.
Those most severely injured are
Ed Swanson, Jonas Mabie, leg broken
and head hurt; John Jerkin, Of EddyVllle,
spinal injuries, may die; Frank Secrees'
of Eddyville, arm broken burned; CharIes
Leaman, of Lost Creek, leg broken,
burned; Ed Swanson, of Eddyville, bruised
and burned: Jonas Mabie, Jr., of Lost
Creek, bad burns; William Harvey (coI-
ored), badly burned, will recover; george
Gogo, spinal injuries, will recover; Harry
Derrock.
To Fix the Blame.
Coroner Foehlinger, of OskaIoosa, is
holding an inquest to determine who
is to blame for the disaster. The
trouble was caused by an explosion of
dust ignited by a shot too heavily
charged. It proved to be what miners
call a "screamer" To be more clear,
the shot, when exploded, instead of
knocking down the coal, fires straight
out into the room. This kind of shot
causes much dust and the flames COM
ing into contact with the dust usually
furnish an explosion.
Force of Explosion Terrific.
Inthe accident of Friday the effect was
simply terrific. The tracks were torn
up and the guides for the cages were
blown away. On this account they
could not be operated for three hours.
The fans were also damaged and could
not be used to ventilate the mine inn
medic tely. All the entry doors were
blown completely out and no system
of ventilation could be arranged until
the doors were replaced by volunteers,
and it was almost certain death to go
into the mine.
Brave Volunteers.
As soon as the cages could be OPP
Grated, volunteers speedily stepped
forward. The first man to enter the
mine was Jap Timbrel, general super
intendent of the mine. He was eagerly
followed by many others, who took
their turns in going to the relief of the
victims.
Coroner Hand.
As soon as the mine was fully ex-
plored 90 dead bodies were found. Cor
oner Foehlinger, of Oskaloosa, was on
the ground and took charge of the
dead bodies, removing them Saturday.
He caused them to be taken to the
company's store, about mile distant.
Here an improvised morgue was estab-
lished and the bodies were wrapped in
blankets. The coroner did not deem
it advisable to expose them to the view
of the crowd.
The Lost Creek Mine.
The Lost Creek mine, where the ac-
cident occurred, was about ten miles
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Special Assessment for Strike Fund.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 28.-The
United Mine Workers took Monday
what is regarded by many of the del
egates as the most important action
of the convention. A resolution came
from Indiana district No. II, provid-
ing that the convention should levy
an assessment on all the members of
the organization sufficient for the
purpose of carrying the speedy and
successful termination of all strikes
now engaged in by the entire organ
ization was adopted, and amount OF
assessment left to executive board
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Live stock.

Chicago, Jan. Il
HOGS-Choice to fancy strong weight
shipping, $6.3OQ6.50; common to choice
heavy packing. s5.75@6.25; plain to choice
heavy mixed, $5.S5@635; selected butcher
weights, s6.20@6.45; assorted light, $3.50
$40; common to fancy light mixed, 5000
sos; thin to choice, S4.3595.50.
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Madagascar cold.

The output of gold in Madagascar
increased from $4,000 in 1898 to
$608,000 in 1900.
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Coroner on Hand.

The Lost Creek mine, where the ac-
cident occurred, was about ten miles