Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-06-19
Pitched Battle.

| . Pitched Battle
AS a result of pitched battle be-
tween three men and crowd of Italian
laborers in st. Paul, A. Roberg of ST.
Paul is dead and n Narcotic of Min
neapolis, Fred Wayman Of St. Paul,
and Joseph St. Dore, an Italian. are
badly injured.
The fight occurred at Concord and
Page streets, where the Italian labor
ers were drinking beer. Roberg, Way
man and Narcotic, with several women,
went past the place, and it is said that
the Italians insulted the women. A
quarrel ensued and the Italians opened
fire, using shotguns and revolvers.
Three men were wounded before the
police arrived.
| Eighteen Italians are under arrest
and twelve more are held as witnesses.
| Gaining Fame.
The fame of the Minnesota state
fair has gone abroad throughout the
length and breadth of the land. The
possibility of the attendance of the
president of the United States has
been matter of newspaper discus
sion for weeks. This year there will
be exhibitors from every part of the
country. Another evidence of the rep
utation of the fair is the fact that
there has been application for adver
Using space in the official program
from New York city.
| Found Guilty.
Irwin A. Gardner, special police Of
! ficer Of Minneapolis, appointed by
Mayor A. A. Ames, has been convicted
of accepting a bride.
The specific charge against him was
that in return for a monetary consid-
GRAFTON he agreed to protect "big
mitt'' and other sharpers from arrest
by the police.
The maximum penalty under the
law is ten years imprisonment or a
fine of $4,000, or both.
Strike Statistics.
The state labor department issued
interesting statistics relative to
strikes in Minneapolis.
Since 1881 there have been II strikes
in Minneapolis, which is 80 per cent
of the entire number in the state.
There were 696 establishments and
1896 employees involved. The wage
loss was S3Os,629, and the assistance
given by other unions amounted to
$31, 7O7.
In addition there were II lockouts,
involving 81 establishments and 1,767
employees. The wage loss was 100000.
News in Brief.
; Elsie Rochelle, years old, bit a
piece of her tongue off by falling
down the stairs of her home at 1852
Grand avenue, St. Paul.
Minneapolis boys steal bicycles Sat-
urdays to take their girls riding Sun
days and leave the wheels Mondays
where they can be found.
The synod has decided that the Red
Wing seminary shall not be removed
but no agreement has been made with
regard to improvements.
The association of the Native Sons
of Minnesota has been organized in
Minneapolis, it's object being to bring
together persons born in this state
{ before 1865.
Alexander Ramsey of st. Paul was
{ reelected president of the Mesaba
) Iron company. This is the pioneer
, iron company of Minnesota, as it was
, organized in 1875.
i Cones livery and brick building
used for cold storage were burned at
Madefia. Eight horses and several
carriages and harness and quantity
of feed destroyed.
I. G. Jackson, a horse dealer from
Winona, reported to Desk Sergeant
Lee at police headquarters that he
had been ''buncoed" out Of 5000 by a
, confidence" man at the Minneapolis
union station.