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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
ADMIRAL WILDE DEAD,
Succunbs to Heart Disease on Board

Succumbs to Heart Disease on Board
a Steamer. 49,
San Francisco, Feb. 9.-Rear Ad.
miral Frank Wilde Of the United
States navy died suddenly on board
the, steamer China. He was on his
way home from China on sick leave
when death overlook him. +. ~
:. Admiral Wilde had recently been in
charge of the feet in Manila, his SER
vice on the station dating from June,
1902. From the first the trying eli
mate seemed to be too much, and rn.
der the strain Of the continued heat
and excessive humidity he constantly
lost strength, until finally the naval
board Of survey pronounced him physi-
cally unfit for duty. and ordered him
home to recuperate.
Admiral Wilde was accompanied on
the steamer by Lieutenant Andrews,
Commander Barry and Captain West
of the navy. On the voyage the ad.
miral had told his fellow officers that
he expected death soon, and day or
two before the end came he arranged
with Lieutenant Andrews to take
charge of all his effects and care for
his remains. He was dressing on Fri
day morning when he was suddenly
seized with heart failure. He died
within five minutes. T.: .. - -.,f.4..=E N.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
SOFT COAL STRIKE AVERTED.
Agreement Signed at indianapolis
Victory for Miners.

agreement 0b9nSU dI SHo1andp0I'8 q
Victory for Miners.
Indianapolis, Feb. 9.-The miners
and operators of the competitive dis
tricts have agreed upon a scale OF
wages for the ensuing year and the
threatened strike of soft coal men has
been averted.
The operators concede that the
agreement Is victory for the miners.
It grants an average increase of
wages of 1917 per cent. The scale
shows that many material concessions
have been made by the miners from
their original demands. They did not
get the absolute run Of mine basis nor
the fat differential of cents. They
asked for an advance Of 1921 cents
per ton and received cents on the
mine run basis. An increase Of % per
cent is made on inside day labor.
The wage scale signed directly and
Indirectly affects the wages Of 100000
miners. Those directly affected are
the miners in the states of the central
competitive district, composed of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and the Pittsburg dis
tricts of Pennsylvania. OF these 25,-
900 are in the Pittsburg district; &c.,.
900 are in Ohio; 5000 are in the In
diana bituminous fields and 5000 are
in the Indiana block coal fields and
10000 are in Illinois.
Those whose wages are indirectly
affected are the 10000 miners of Gen.
trail Pennsylvania, 5000 Of Michigan,
$4,000 of Iowa, 1000 of Kentucky, 49,
900 of Alabama, $4,000 of Tennessee
and about 10000 of Kansas, Missouri,
Arkansas and Indian Territory. All of
the latter base their wage demands on
the scale adopted in the central dis
trict.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
COLE YOUNGER PARDONED.
Famous Prisoner Given Freedom BY
Minnesota Board,

Famous Prisoner Given Freedom by
Minnesota Board.
st. Paul, Feb. 5-Cole Younger, con-
victed twenty-six years ago for con-
nection with the Mortified bank rob-
berry, has been set at liberty by the
state board of pardons, conditional
upon his leaving the state at once and
never returning to Minnesota volun-
tarily, and upon his never allowing
himself to be exhibited in museum
or circus.
Cole and Jim Younger were paroled
about two years ago but were not al
lowed to leave the state. An applica-
ton for a full pardon was denied a
year ago. Jim Younger's mind be-
came unbalanced on account Of bodily
diseases which had long preyed upon
him and he committed suicide about
three months ago.
Since his pardon Cole Young~r has
made many friends in this city and the
state by his manly conduct. He has
shown a disposition to avoid all no
toriety and has acted with discretion
that has commended him to people
generally
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
FOUR FlREMEN DEAD.
Fourteen Others III From lnhaIine CAT
Fumes at Milwaukee,.

Fourteen Others III From lnhaIino Gas
Fumes at Milwaukee,.
Milwaukee, feb. 5.-Four flremen
are dead and fourteen others are said
to be seriously i'll from the effects of
inhaling the fumes of nitric acid, while
fighting fire at the plant of the
Schwab Stamp and Seal company
Tuesday night. The victims of the
disaster were not overcome for many
hours after the fire, when, one by one,
they succunbed
A complete list of the dead is as fol-
lows:
James Foley, chief; Andrew White,
captain Truck No. l.; Edward Hogan,
pipeman; Thomas Droney, pipeman.
Assistant Chief Clancy's condition is
critical, and the physicians who are
watching over him cannot determine
his chances of living.
Captain Peter Lancaster is dying
and Truckmen William Maloy and
William Kennedy are seriously i'll.
The men became i'll during the day
and rapidly grew worse.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13

When President Roosevelt visited
Pittstield last fall he called upon the
veteran statesman. It was while re-
turning from the visit to the Dawes
house that the trolley accident oc-
Cured in which the president figured.
Henry L. Dawes left as his monu-
ment the entire system of Indian edu-
cation due to legislation. This of it.
self is a work of which any man might
he proud, but is only a portion of the
achievements of a long and useful life.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13

At RIPE OLD AGE.

Ex-senator Henry Z. Dawes Of .Massa..
chusetts Dies at Pittsfieid.
Pittsfeld, Mass, Feb. 6. tx United
States Senator Henry Laurens Dawes
died at 5::15 a. m. at his home in this
city.
MI. Dawes was eighty-six years of
age. He had been i'll since Christmas
night, when he contracted severe
cold while driving. The cold developed
into grip, which undermined his sys-
tenn Since last Sunday night he has
been In an unconscious condition.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
REFUSES TO SIGN IT
GERMAN PROTOCOL NOT ACCEPT
ABLE TO Mr.. BOWEN IN IT'S
s.zaSS " II TEEN
PRESENT FORM.

Mr.. Bowen Refuses to Honor Docu.
ments With His Signature Until
They Are Relieved Of the objection.
able Demands,--AIIies' Representa-
tives Believe Their Foreign Offices
Have Misunderstood Phases Of Case.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Although Mr..
Bowen and the other negotiators are
closely guarding the provisions of the
several protocols, it is understood that
the demands which are known to ex-
list in the German and Italian agree
ments as they are at present drafted,
which Mr.. Bowen cannot agree to,
concern an increased payment by
Venezuela prior to the handing down
of The Hague's decision regarding the
allies contention for preferential con-
sideration in the settlement of their
claims. It is reported that Germany
asks that she receive in addition to
the $27: 500 cash that Mr.. Bowen has
agreed to pay, certain percentage of
the customs receipts until the remain
der of the $4,000 demanded in the
original ultimatum addressed by Ger
many to President Castro last autumn
is paid.
Italy, it is believed, is insisting on
similar demand, though the amount
asked for in her ultimatum was over
$5000O0. Both Germany and Italy
suggest that this money be paid in
monthly installments out OF the Gus
toms duties, but even under this ar.
rangement it would require eight
months for the payment of the entire
sums.
Objects to the Principle.
It is the principle, however, to which
Mr.. Bowen so strenuously obpects, and
which he has Informed the German
and Italian ENJOYS he cannot sub
scribed to. Until their protocols are re-
lieved of these Objectionable demands,
Mr.. Bowen says that they must remain
unsigned. He contends that Germany
and Italy are insisting on preferential
treatment, question which they agree
in their protocols shall go to The
Hague.
It is the firm opinion of both the
Italian ambassador and the German
minister that the insertion in their
protocols Of these demands is the re-
suit of serious misunderstanding on
the part of their foreign Offices Of Ger
tain phases Of the negotiations which
were supposed to be settled. They
are using every effort to have this
misunderstanding cleared up and have
informed Mr.. Bowen they hope to SUBJ
NIT their conventions to him in a few
days.
Mr.. Bowen has made It plain to the
allies representatives that he is will
ing to consider any reasonable re-
quests they may advance but that he
will not yield to the extent Of signing
the present German and italian proto-
coils. Published reports that Germany
included in her protocol a demand for
an apology from President Castro or
his resignation, is news to Mr.. Bowen
and, of course, would not be consid-
cred.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
URIBE-URlBE SUICIDES.
Noted Columbian General Takes His
Own Life.

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 9.-The
British steamer Para, which arrived
here during the day. from Colon,
brings the news of the suicide on Jan.
80 of the former Columbian revolu.
tionary general, Tribe Tribe. General
Tribe Tribe published letter Decem:I
Der IL advising Columbia to await
the lapsing Of the Panama canal con.
cession in 1904, which would leave the
Columbian government free hand
in the matter of the canal. s~n;@
The reports brought by the Para in.
dicate the possibility Of another revo:
luton in. opposition; to the Panama
canal treaty.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
FORTY FISHERMEN LOST.
Perish in Saginaw Bay During the Re-
cent Severe Storm.

FeTIS1 III Sd9IHa" Day 0UT1H9 Ute nc
cent Severe Storm.
Chicago, Feb. 6.-It is feared that
forty fishermen went to their death in
the storm which struck Saginaw bay
Tuesday night, says dispatch to the
Tribune from Bay City, Mich. The
men were living in shanties built on
the ice. The storm burst without
warning. It was accompanied by a
binding swirl Of snow and the waves
crushed the ice in the bay upon which
the fishermen's huts were standing
into grinding, crunching mass.
Nothing has been seen, of men or
shanties since It is known that two
were drowned and little hope is ex-
pressed for the others.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
Merchants s tie: Bank
Little Falls, Minnesota. /.
Paid up Capital.... 49,. 40. ...... $50 100000
G. Kirscher, President.
Jerome Mecusker, Vice President.
III. A. Warner, Cashier

Transacts general banking business
PAYS interest on time deposits and buys
and sells foreign and domestic exchange.
Farm loans speciality. We want your
bank account. Il.
Directors-F.E F. Cawley, Henry Gotilet
A. D. Clark, G. f. Kirscher. Jacob RieWel
Jerome Mecusker, H. "A. Warner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
LoUeET MAY VISIT US.
President Of France Said to BE Com
y ..-... J.1:- ing to America. zszrG

j 49,. J. 't' "S ~ S0u'SssSNs, -. ) :
New Orleans, Feb. 9.-The French
colony of New Orleans and those in
tending to participate in the celebra-
ton of the Louisiana purchase cen
tennial have been informed that Pres
ident Loubet of France will visit New
Orleans, arriving here on June Is,
1904, on French man-of-war and aft.
er week in New Orleans going hence
to St. Louis. The trip up the river
will be made on the French battleship
as far as she can go.
From st. Louis he will 60 to New
York and sail from that port for
France. Several members of the
French ministry will accompany him.
An effort will be made to have Pres
ident Roosevelt meet him here and 60
with him to st. Louis.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
Animal Losses in Boer War.

" London, Feb. 9.-Sir Charles Mans.
field Clarke, quartermaster of the
British army, testified before the war
inquiry commission that 349,72S
nurses and 53,339 mules and donkeys
we're lost in the South African war,
exclusive Of 1880 which were lost
on the voyage to South Africa.
.'ssz1s.8 E:1s-l111 -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-13
DUKE OF. TETuAN DEAD.

Was Formerly Spanish Minister Of
::s. ,, Foreign Affairs. =
Madrid, Feb. 9.-The Duke of Te.
tuan, formerly minister of foreign af-
fairs, who has been ill for some time
past, died during the day.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

the middle Of this week I noticed MIR.
MorR an in the outer Office sitting in
a chair which was Usually occupied
by one Of bis as sistants, gazing alb
stractedly about. and doing nothing.
He was not even signing any docu-
ments or reading a newspaper, as he
used to do when disengaged for a
moment. He sat there for quite an
interval with no callers In sight.
He spends much of bis time now In
the front Office, and there Is no
anxiety to keep off visitors, compared
with that of two years ago."
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

A great effort il being made to re-
vivs the gold minirp industry In the
South, notably in \ orth Carolina and
Georgia. Much money Is being ex.
pended on printers ink, with this
purpose In view. Garry me back to
Dixie" will he u popular refrain
with those who have wandered away
from that genial cline into ten feet Of
northwestern snow, IL these southern
gold mines pan out anew. They
were tho first worked on the con.
tinent aud the government operated u
mint In Georgia nearly century ago.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25
broad domain. What Is he butting
into this game for, anyway!

M. f.. Balm, an old newspaper
man himself. and therefore knows
what he Is talking about. remarked
TO The Miner one day last week: "a
man IL fool to own u newspaper,
unless he has private AK to grind.'
That was the truth so far rs II went {:
but II didn't 60 far enough. The
man who owns a newspaper and
grinds some one else's AK Is an ire
deemable idiot. and because there are
30 many such In the business Is the
reason why Mr.. Bain's observation
Is susceptible of proof.
Lytton created the most artistic
"easy mark" In literature, In Richie
lieu's servile tool. the priest,
Joseph. When the old ecclesiastical
schemer wanted any particularly
dirty piece of work done. he would
call this credulous, ambition.de.
voured churchman to him, hand
him few verbal bouquets, pat him
on the back and say: "Joseph, you
will be a bishop yet" And Joseph
would do his masters bidding, not
having enough savy to reply: "Show
me-" and he never became u bishop.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

Tho national organization of Gran
ssers, which met day or 10 ago In
Rochester. New York, before adjourn.
ding, selected Portland IN the meeting
place In 1904. This was right into
Fortla0d's hand. The metropolis Of
Oregon can handle \ bunch Of farmers
to much better advantage than II
can = mining congress-. Some doubts
ars entertained IN To the &dvisability
a the selection Of an agricultural
center Tor the meeting Of the Ammer-
loan Mining congress, but when It
comes to the Changers, Portland will
do herself proud.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

Here IL some reading matter that
would excite little surprise and no
comment, had II first been published
IN u western mining paper, though II
Is the truth and an interesting one.
But this IL taken from the New
York Banker:
Many wonder why, when stocks In
general are so dull, that mining
stocks continue active; when the
Stock Exchange IL losing money, the
mining stock broker 10 successfully
pushing business. II IL because large
and continued DIVIDENDS command
attention. Mining 10 now recognized
NJ being the most profitable business
In the world: Il IL now reduced to Q
science In which many Of the bright
eat minds are interested, nearly all
Of the great fnsnciers have invested,
aud most OF their millions we're
derived from Its legitimate profits.
The mining dividends reported for
the ak months ending June 30th,
1908, are e8l, ,l43,95l. Industrial
companies, including the United
States Steel corporation, the STAN
dsrd OIL company, and many others,
doubtless representing larger csp.
italixation, report for the same
period. but o65.477,957. More
stringent laws and regulations and
more discreet invsstors have largely
eliminated unscrupulous promoters'
schemes. and the business 10 now
being considered on itsmerits.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25
PASSING OF LOCOMOTIVE
Electric Power SuppIantlng Steam on
Many Railroad Lines.

Ten or dozen years ago Chief En-
gineer Henry, of the Northern Pacific
railroad, was instructed by the direc-
tors to investigate the subject of
electricity as motive power for rail.
roads, with view to adopting 1t on
that transcontinental line. He put
In months studying the matter and
made this report: 1.-THE first COM
pany that attempts to operate trains
by electric power will go broke.
Afterwards those that do not adopt
electric power will go broke" It
now seems that the day is rapidly
approaching when electric power will
supplant steam. On this subject the
New York Times says:
An interesting illustration Of the
tendency which Ia inducing gradual
substitution Of electricity for steam
In the operation of railroads origi.
nally built and equipped for locomo-
tive traction 10 furnished by the New
York Central management, In it's an
nounced plans Of electrically
equipping It's suburban branches In
the centrsl and western parts Of this
state TO save Its local traffic. which
has been heavily cut into BY inde-
pendent trolley lines. A section of
the Rome. Watertown 4 Ogdensburg
railroad, which has been leased by
the New York Central. 10 to be equip
ped with electricity % quickly as
possible. and when this 10 done the
electric cars Of the Central system
can bs run to and from all points
along the southern shore Of Lake
Ontario.
The Rochester aud suburban lines
are also to be absorbed. The New
York, New Haven 4 Hartford road is
pursuing the same policy, aud al.
ready has some 1875 miles of electric
road In operation. The same is true
Of many important trunk lines.
The reasons which make II impos.
sible for the locomotive to compete
successfully with the trolley, In one
or anothe form In intramural traffic
aud suburban service. will gradually
narrow the shpere Of its usefulness,
aud II requires no great stretch Of
the imagination to predict that II
will ultimately disappear altogether.
This will be gradual, no doubt, hut
II seems to be inevitable. lts last
useful function will be in drawing
trains over long stretches of country
little traffic, but separating
popular aud important sections.
The locomotive has performed q
service Of incalculabls value In the
world for something over q century,
aud may last we'll into Its second cen.
tury of life, but with all its modern
retinements II Ia at best q crude aud
device and neither crudity
nor wastefulness has permanent
place In the economies of modern In.
dustrial organization.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

The interests now arrayed against
each other in an attempt to remodel
ar repeal the general land laws are
actuatsd by selfish motives; the par
Elephants are financially powerful aud
the settler IL going to get the worst
Of IL, Should Senator HansborouRh
succeed In withdrawing all timber
lands from entry, aud sell tho stump.
ago tn tho highest bid Ter, the whole
proposition will be placed on job.
bling basis aud the big boys" will
have everything their own way.
There IL probably not saw mill In
North Dakota, from which state
HsnsborouRh comes, aud II hasn't an
acre Of timber land, aside from cot
ton wood and scrub oak. in all its
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

rhs idaho Statesman points out
that the Standard OIL Ia not doing 40
badly. II has just declared . divi.
dend Of o.! q share, making = total
Of ~ per cent for the year. The
last dividend IL e2 higher than the
ono declared st the corresponding
period last year, though the total for
tho year To- n million less than for
1909. when II reached t45, 900, 900.
Rockefeller manages to make his
trust work smoothly, even when
times do slow up. The difference
between him aud Morgan IL that he
does not run his business to produce
eHects Apsn the stock market. When
ne goes into the market he makes
things hop, but he keeps the business
of tho STANDARD right down to first
principles.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

Here Ia a pen picture which New
York correspondent draws Of the
erstwhile lord Of finance, he who was
hailed by the unthink,nR mob ~ q
creator Of American prosperity, J.
Pierpont Morgan, the greatest conf,
dence operator. the most successful !
stock thimblerigger Of the age; a
Napoleon Of dollars after his
Waterloo:
''There does not appear to be the
rush Of capitalists Of high aud low
dgeree to see Mr.. Morgan that there
WAS u year or two ago. Two years
ago, when the profits Of the first steel
trust syndicate were rolling up at a
rapid rate II was difficult to get a
view Of the Husncier. He was gen.
orally closeted In bis private office,
which IL far back aud In reality In an
adjoiniRn building, not In the Nor.
gan building at all. Then there were
frequently groups Of we'll known men
In the outer offices waiting patiently
for their turns to he ushered In,
while some who could not get In
turned away aud came again. When
l called at the Morgan Office. one day
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-11-25

And now the American Mining
News. Now York, has taken up the
Hght against the ut.rste mining
stock brokers, and 4mites them hip
and thy with II three column edi-
tOrial.