The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-28
ORDERLY AT THE 500
Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie De.
nounCes Reports of Trouble.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-The follow
ing dispatch was received today from
w. Fl. Plummer, mayor of Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont:
"sault Ste Marie, Sept. 27.-Insur-
ance companies are threatening to can
Gel, in some cases all. in others half, of
their policies on the works of the Consol-
idated Lake Superior company, and the
business houses and private dwellings of
the citizens; because of reports in news
ring in Sault Ste Marie Ont
This is to inform all the newspapers
that there is not, nor has there been a
more orderly town in Canada or in the
United States, than the 500 for the past
thirty days There has been no disorder
no trouble or lawlessness, nor is there like
ly to be.
Statements to the contrary are unjust
to the authorities and citizens of the
eco and an insult to the quiet -abid-
ing citizens and small percentage of for
elgners who go to make, up the compile
ment OF men employed by the company
In Its woods, mines and works. There are
no cases of restitution. The company
ana the town are feeding the former en-
two at most that elapses after they ar
rive at the 500 before they leave for
other parts to take employment with
other interests.
"The town is full of employment agents
offering free transportation and good
wages to all the men, and they are NOV
ing away in large numbers promptly after
their arrival, entirely satisfied to leave
the matter of their back pay to their
friends or attorneys. The company is
giving them all good and sufficient evil
dence of its Indebtedness to them and
they are either leaving their claims with
friends for collection or taking them with
them, trusting the near future to see them
paid in full.
been asked to take cognizance of the sit
uation and to prepare to take action
againSt any newspaper that has or does
publish untruthful Information regarding
the situation at the 500, and if Insurance
policies shall be Cancelled by reason of
exaggerated reports and fire losses shall
occur, an attempt will be made to collect
the amount of loss from the newspaper
at fault.
William Coyne.
Assistant to the President
w. M Plummer
Mayor"
Miners in a Quiet Mood.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Sept.
27.-The situation in the $500 today
is unchanged from Yesterday. Every
door and window in the plants and of
fices of the Consolidated Lake Superior
company is closed and locked and no
admittance is given anyone without an
order from Mr.. Coyne or Mr. Shields.
Mr.. Coyne says he will continue to
hold the plants until he receives or
ders to the contrary from President
Shields. and Mr.. Bicknell, the attor-
ney sent from Toronto to take charge
of the properties of the Speyer syndi-
cate, says he will resort to the courts
to obtain possession. Mr.. BicknelI said
today:
1 am here today to take possession
or the plants because of the default of
the payment of the mortgages held by
Speyer & Co. l cannot say what Mr..
F'rankenthal, the receiver, - will do
about operating the plants. I should
doubt, under the conditions, whether
he will attempt to start them up again
this winter. I shall have recourse to
the courts to obtain possession of the
property and shall hold Mr.. Coyne and
Mr.. Irvine personally responsible for
any damages or for any expense I may
incur in gaining possession of them.''
+. H. Clergue today wired Supt
Lewis, of the steel plant, to give Mr..
Coyne every assistance in holding pos
session of the plants, and the receipt
of this message was followed by ru-
NOR that obtained very wide circula-
ton that Mr. Clergue had wired that
he had secured money to pay the
Speyer loan and that the plants would
resume Immediately. Mr. Clergue's
message to Supt. Lewis read: "Giye
Mr.. Coyne every assistance in keeping
possession of the plants against the
representative of the receiver. I be-
lieve that my plan will be adopted and
that money will be forthcoming soon"
The last bunch of miners were
brought down from the Michipicoten
last night, and are now scattered about
the two Soos. All seem disposed to
take the situation in the best possible
manner, and the tension is greatly