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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30

The labor unions of the city will
unite in giving a grand ball on New
Years. eve. The matter is in the hands
of committee of arrangements. The
hall where the party will be given has
not yet been selected.
Miss Widel of Mankato, was the
guest of Miss Lydia Malmrose last week
and until Wednesday of this week. Sat
urday afternoon Mrs. f. H. Olson enter
tanned for Miss Widell and on Monday
Mrs. S. A. Swanson entertained for
her-St. James Journal.
Manager Charles Griebcl of the Nam
kato Theatre has returned from Chi
csgo.
Floyd Eager is in Mankato, the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Eager. He has been OH the road
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
RECEPTION on FOB BRYAN
Democrats Plan Splendid Greet.
Ing for Hsbraskan.
LEADER COMES HOME NEXT AUGUST
It Is Expected That He YIN Make
The Fourth of July Grafton in
London Just Before Sailing for the
United States.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. June "A reception
in which democrats from all over
the country will he invited TO take
part will be rendered TO William j !.
Bryan In Madison Square Garden in
this city on his return from a trim
around the world.
William II. IToge, Of this city,
chairman of the Commercial Travel
ers Hotel Mems Antitrust League.
today received letter from MIR.
bryan, written at Constantinople, in
which he accepted the invitation of
the league to be present at the re.
ception, which will be under the
auspices Of the league
It is expected that Mr.. Bryan will
visit London in time to speak at n
Fourth Of July celebration. and will
arrive in this city about the first of
August. Some States have already
promised to send delegations. and il
Is expected that large contingent
OF Missouri democrats will attend the
reception, which is intended to be a
national affair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
Former Head Of The Army Expert
On Emba|mgd Beef.
5000 SOLDIERS VICTIMS OF FRAUD
Colossal Fraud He Says Was Termed
a Colossal neutrality-suspicious.
Should Be Behind Prison Bars Az
serts Indian Fighter.
(By Associated. Press.l

KANSAS CITY, June 4.-General
Nelson A. Miles on his way 10 Colora-
do last night said:
THE disclosures about packing
house products now being exploited
ara no news to me- knew 1t sever.
al years ago. told what / knew then.
Had the matter been taken up at the
time, lives would have been saved.
II believe that 1000 United States
soldiers lost their lives because of
adulterated, impure and poisonous
meats. There Is no way of estimat.
Ing the number of soldiers soldiers
whose health was ruined. by eating
impure food
II have barrel OF testimony on the
subject in the way of affidavts
which ! collected when / {, made my
investigation several years ago.
"rhe investigation committee re.
fused to hear two thousand witnesses
whom had ready
After that time ] could have Sc
clireH the testimony OF 100000 men
ttat the canned beef sold to the army
was impure, adnlterated and unwhol
some.
In my investigation of "emba m.
ed beef during the Spanish.A merl
can war; | engaged persons who used
to preserve meats.
This meat had been relanalAn aud
sold to the United States for soldiers
rations. ! turned theireports oy.r TO
the war department and while the
washington investigation wa; nsti-
tlited and successfully carried out the
official report was that a colossal err
ror" had been made. AS a matter of
TACT II was a colossal fraud and the
persons who perpetrated It and were
Interested in IT should have been sent
to the penitentiary."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
RIOT BREAKS OUT
IN OHIO COAL FIELDS
Guards Ambushed and Fired Upon
by The Enraged Foreign Work
efs al The DIgg|ngs.
NUMBER or CASUALTIES UNKNOWN
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES UNKNOWN
While Peace Officers Were Marching
Across the HIS, strikers Take
Revenge Upon Them for Fanoied
Wrcnas-Many Hundreds Of Shots
Are Fired.
tBy Associated Press.)

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, June A.
While the situation in Jefferson conn-
~. Ohio, was most pacific at 10
o'clock tonight relative TO the miners
trouble at Dllonvlle. Plum Run and
Bradley, as we'll as the other mining
towns in the vicinity of which oc-
CURED between the striking miners
and armed guards early this morning,
there is all air Of expectant trouble
and the fear is general that the
situation will become most acute to-
morrow, when the State troops that
were ordered from Columbus. after
the disturbance this morning arrive
Strikers Are Ready for War.
AT Dillonville tonight the strikers
are in a most turbulent mood. Ii is
reported that they and their accom-
plices during the day made purchases
CT rifles, revolvers ana ammunition,
and not finding sufficient quantity
in Dillonville. extended their pur-
chases to Stembenville and Wheeling.
Every attempt is being made by the
leaders of the mine workers to hold
the men in check but the failure to
pay strike benefits coupled with their
reduced circumstances and the out
break of this morning have had the
effect of melting the foreign element
10 desperate condition.
Number of Casualties Unknown.
While various estimates any re.
ports, although 1t is known that one
of the wounded guards who fell into
hands ofthe strikers was taken to
Smithfieltl as prisoner. Theu clash
was the direct omtgrowth of the al
legged abuse by the United States
Coal company guards of an Italian
union miner from pittsburg on Sun,
day afternoon.
f Early guards this morning sixty
eigth of the company's guards start
, ed to march across the hills from
Plum Run TO the Bradley mine and
at Grow Hollow were nmbnshed by
force of two hundred to three hun
! dred strikers.
In the bate i!.at ensied which ac-
: counts for the few casualties. The
guards were forced after 20 minutes
Of fighting to retire in disorder to
Plum Run.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
MASS MEETING OF CHRISTIAN
II EADEAV0RERS Of PENINSULA
preliminary Arrangements to BE
Made for State Convention
Here This Month.

The Peninsula Christian Endeavor
Union, composed of the various en-
deayor unions in this city. Hampton
Ph3ebus and surrounding counties,
will hold a mass meeting in the First
Presbyterian church on Thirty-sec-
ond street at 8 o'clock tonight. The
object of this meeting will be to
stimulate interest among the members
of the union and the public at large
in the State Christian Endeavor Cen
vention, which will be held in this
city from June % to July ! inclusive.
The principal speaker at the meeting
tonight will he Chaplain J. Martin
Neifert, of the Hampton branch of
/, the National Soldiers Home. He will
talk on the state convention and on
the work of the Peninsula endeayor
unions.
+ Rev. w. NJ. Hunter, pastor or the
Second Presbyterian church, and Rev
w. R. Jinnett, pastor of the Thirtieth
Street Christian church, will also adj
dress the meeting. Several prominent
local endeaver workers will also
make short talks during the evening.
Mrs Alexander Wills will sing sew
eral solos
I It; Is expected that large crowd
viii attend the mass meeting. and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
son SPOKEN OF FOR VACANCY
Wilson Tariff Act Was Known as the
Wilson German Act-He Alone De.
feated Federal Election Law-Net.
able Figure in National Politics Re.
moved by Death. 4.
(By Associated Press.)


thur Pngh German United States
Senator from Maryland, died here at
l:O5 O'Clock this morning. Heart
trouble was the cause OF death.
Senator German long had been
notable figure in the national con-
gress. He first took his seat in 1881.
and served continuously for eighteen
years and nearly all of that time he
was the leader of his party In the
senate. He was chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee and managed the
campaign that r, ulcAd in the cleo.
ton of Cleveland in 1884.
Defeated Federal Election Law.
The most notable contest of his
congressional career and one which
attracted to him wider attention than
any thing else. was when lie led the
senate minority in lS90-91 and defeat.
ed the Federal elections bill. To his
sagaciops leadership and adrot man
agement his party friends attributed
the defeat of tho measure which was
SO obnoxious to the sonth NE
When the Democrats had control Of
me senate. German was the recognE-
ed leader OF that body. 1t was at that
time that the tariff bill OF 1894 was
passed and although the Maryland
senator was not II member OF the
finance committee he had so much
to do with the shaping Of that meas
lire that his name Is often given to
II and IN fact ii Is frequently called
The Wilson.Gorman tariff -6E
Attacked Grover Cleveland. Il.
II was during Clevelands last adj
mlnistraion that break occurred he,
tween the Democratic president ana
the leader Of the party in the senate
In speech which will always he fa-
memhered by those who heard at.
Senator German severely arraigned
he president TO this opposition the
defeat of Senator German few years
later is attributed although his party
lost MARYLAND In the silver campaigns.
AS soon as the Democrats regained
control Of the state he was at once
reelected to the senate
tnndemning extravaganza In pub
lie expenditures Senator Germans
pleas for economy voiced the views Of
his party that less money should be
spent for big ships and more for riy-
or and harbor improvements. We
Leaves Six Children.
MIR. German leaves widow and
six children MS follows: Miss Ada Cor.
man Mrs. Wilton j. Lambert. Mrs. r.
a. Johnson, Mrs. r. W. Hills, all OF
this city: Mrs SteDhen Cambria. Of
London, England who arrived here,
week ago, and Arthur Pugh German.
jr.. Of l.anrel. Maryland, a member OF
the Maryland assembly.
The funeral will be had at Senator
Gorman's 1892 street. Northwest, at
eeven o'clock Thursday morning.
Senator German, In a written re-
request addressed to Mrs. German
asked that no state funeral should
be held He said that he did not
wish his body brought to the capital
as the wanted his colleagues to
think of him as they knew him Id
life.
Senator Tillman Paid tribute to
the dead statesman.
Both branches OF congress ad.
1onrned. the Senate being In session
only few minutes. From Baltimore
comes the report that Governor Of
MARYLAND will appoint Mr., Gormon's
son 10 the Senate to fill the vacancy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
labels OF which the following is a
sample:
ARATTOIR NO. -.
The contents Of this package
have been inspected &C.
cording to the act Of
Congress Of March
g. 1901
Quality Guaranteed"

Ihe phraseology of these labels is
wholly unwarranted. The govern
ment inspectors pass only upon the
healthfulness the animal at the
time Of killing.
Another instance Of abuse in the
use of the labels came to our no.
tice In two different establishments
great stocks CT old canned goods were
being put through washing pro.
cess to remove the old labels. They
were then subjected to sufficient heat
To "liren up the cCntents--to us,
the phrase of the room superntend.
ent. After this, fresh labels with
the government name on them were
to be placed upon the cans. and they
were to be sent ont bearing all the
evidence of being freshly put up
product. In one OF these instances.
by the admission of the superintend-
ent. the stock thus being relabeletl
was over two years old, In the other
case the superintendent evaded a
statement of how old the goods were.
Treatment OF Employees.
The lack OF consideration for the
health aud comfort OF the laborers in
the Chicago stockyards seems 10 he
a direct consequence Of the system
OF administration that prevails.
The various departments are under
the direct control of superintendent
who claim to use full authority in
dealing with the employees aud who
seem to ignore all considerations ex-
cept those of the account book.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
TWO GAMES THIS WEEK.
shipbuiIders to Meet Minneapolis
1aris IomoIrou

The Shipbuildcrs are scheduled to
flay two games this week Tomor.
row they will meet the nine of the
United States protected cruiser Min
neanolis at the Casino park at $40
o'clock and they will play the Norfolk
Collegians at the Casino Saturday al
ternoon at 1870 O'clock.
The Minneapolis team is said 10 he
fast one ana some interesting spot
Is looked for when they cross bats
with the Shipbuiders.
The Norfolk Collegians have met
the locals once this season, defeating
them by the score of to .. The 10.
Gals are in better form now.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05


rarely changes. These dark and dizzy
rooms are naturally not kept suitably
clean.
Ventilation Is Poor.
MISUNDERSTANDING ventilation
OF the workrooms is not found in
any of the establishments we visited.
In few instances electric fans miti-
gate the sitting air. but usually the
| workers toll without relief In a
humid atmosphere heavy with the
odors of the rotten wood. decayed
meats, sinking offal and entrails
Equipment work tables upon
which the meat is handled, the floor
carts OIL which it is carried about.
and the tubs and other receptacles
into which 1t ia thrown are generally
of wood. In all the places visited,
iTbnt a single porcelain-lined receptacle
was seen.
Sanitary Conveniences - Nothing
shows more strlkingly the general in
| difference to matters of cleanliness and
sanitation than do the closets for
both men and women. The prevail
ing type is made by cutting off
section of the workroom by a thin
wooden partition rising TO within a
few feet of the ceiling. These closets
usually ventilate into the workroom
Accountable Conditions Prevail.
Lunch rooms constructed In the
same manner by boarding off a
section Of the workroam. many of
which add TO the generally insanitsry
state of. the atmosphere
Accountable as the above.named
conditions are. the one that affects
most directly and seriously he clean
Illness of the food products Is the
frequent absence of any lavatory pro,
visions in the closets. Washing sinks
are either not furnished at all or
are small and dirty. Neither are
towels. soap or toilet paper provided.
Men and women return di, ectly from
these places to plunge their rnwash-
ed hands into the meat TO he con.
, verted into such food products as
sausages. dried beef and other COM
pounds.
Treatment of Meat After Inspection.
The radical defect in the present
system of inspection Is that 1t does
not so far enough. 1t is confined
at present by law to passing on the
healthfulness of animals at the time
of killing; but the meat that is used
in sausage and III the various forms
OF canned products.
We saw meat shoveled from filthy
wooden floors, piled on tables rarely
washed pushed from room to room
in rotten box carts. in all of which
processes it was In the way of gath
ering dirt. splinters. floor filth and
the eXpectoratlon of tuberculosis and
other diseased workers. Where COM
ment was made to floor superinend-
ents about these matters, 1t was al
ways the reply this meat would after
wards be cooked.
No model building 70 the prepare
tiOn of food products has been built
In the stockyards OF Chicago.
Treatment of Meats.
Uncleanliness in Handling Meat-,An
absence of cleanliness was also found
everywhere in the handling OF meat
being prepared for the various meat
food products. 40.
During all these processes Of pre-.
paration there Is no government in.
spection and no assurance whatever
that these meat food products arc
wholesome and At for food-despita
the fact that all these produces, when
sen ont, bear a label stating they
have been passed upon by govern.
ment inspectors.
All Of these canned products bear
b.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
ASYLUM GROUNDS INSPECTED.
Legislative Committee eLts Up in
Hunt After Graft.
Especial to the Daily Pre-s.

NN'FS'''f Z" Ute I3nlIy I-IEt:.J w
WILLIAMSBURG. June At The
hospital investigating committee met
this morning at 10 o'clock, but on
account of the absence of Colonel
Lawless and Chairman Sadler. decid.
ed not TO examine witnesses.
The day was spent n an inspec-
ton of the hospital and grounds. Spe.
cial attention was paid to the i'm.
provements installed since DR.. Foster
has been superintendent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
(By Associated press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June A.
Disclosures so horrifying as to be
almost beyond belief are made in the
special report on the Chicago pack
Ing houses prepared by Charles P.
Neil. commissioner of labor, ana
James ID. Reynolds. of New York. and
submitted to Congress today by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
In his message accompanying the
report, the President characteri2es
conditions found by the two investi-
gators as revolving and urges i'm
mediate and drastic legislation, "in
The interests of health and decency"
He not only recommends the passage
Of the so-called Beveridge amendment
to the agricultural appropriation bill.
but threatens to distroy the foreign
business of the packers. should Con-
sress fail TO provide for Federal in
spection of meats, at all stages of
ure. the President says that he will
he compelled to order that inspec-
ton labels and certificates on canned
products shall not be used here
after"
Labels Wrongfully Used.
Without these labels The products
will be excluded from European mar
kets.
The Neill-Reynolds report Is not
nice reading 1t is story of filth
and pollution. Some of the state
ments made are actually sickening.
The packers are charged with dis
playing absolute disregard not only
Of the accepted rules. but also those
of common decency
The report submitted today more
than sustains the most serious allega-
lions that have heen made by indie
pendent investigators respecting the
lack OF sanitation and cleanliness and
shows graphically that the present
system or government inspection Is
entirely inadequate to prevent germ
laden meat products being thrown
generally on the market at home as
well as abroad
Reynods-Ne Report.
The Reynolds-Neill report is in
part MS follows:
Condition of the Yards.
Before entering the buildings we
noted the condition of the yards
themselves as shown In the pave
ment. pens, viaducts and platforms
Calves, sheep and hogs that have
died EN- route are thrown ont upon
the platform where cars are I'M
loaded. On single platform on one
occasion we counted fifteen dead
hogs, on the next ten dead hogs. The
only excuse given for delay in re.
moval was that SO often heard-the
expense.
Buildings.
Material-The interior finish OF
most OF the buildings is of wood. In
many of the rooms where water is
used freely the floors are soaked and
Shiny.
Lighting-The buildings have been
constructed with little regard to
either light or ventilation. The work
rooms as rule. are very poorly
lighted. Many inside rooms where
food fs prepared are without win
dows. deprived Of sunlight and with.
ont direct communication with the
outside air. They may be best de.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
In Annual Session.

The State Federation of Labor will
meet this morning in annual session
at the headquarters of the Alexandria
Trades Council. Alexandria.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
SOUTH AFTER ALIEN,.
Dixie Land Anxious for an Influx Of,
Foreigners. M
fRv Associated Press.)

49, SS.J : -
NEW YORK. inc 4.-The Southern
States immigration Commission
which includes among It's members
representatives appointed by theft
governors by the seven southern
states met and organized in this city
today. The purpose OF the cpmmsi.
sion Is to promote immigration in the
south. The states were represented
as follows: ild
georgia. Robinson; Alabama, P. H..
Hunter; Louisiana. Charles Schnler:l
Virginia c. E. Miller: West
Virginia. Max Robinson; North
Carolina. Alexander Helper, Maryland,
]. G, Schonafarber. { 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
RURToN QUITS SENATE

Convicted CRATER resigns and Cover.
nor Names Ills Succession.
TOPEKA. KANS.. June 4.--United
states Senator Joseph r. Burton. af.
ter conference here this morning
with friends placed his resignation
In the hands of Governor Hoch.
Governor Hoch appointed F. D.
Coburn senator to succeed Burton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
Daughters Of confederacv.

John W. Daniel Chapter. Daughters
of the Confederacy. will meet in the
assembly hall ofthe Young Mems
Christian Association tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. The meeting is an
important one and all members are
expected to be present.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
Catholics to Build Suffolk Church.
Especial to the Dail-y Press)

SUFFOLK, VA. June 4.-The
Cath2lics in Suffolk will have a
Catholic church or chapel in the near
future. a realty corporation has Of
fered Il free site. and Bishop Van de
Vyver says that a party has offered
to build the church.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
NEGRO BRUTE TO HANG.
No Mercy for Fellow Who Assaulted
White Woman.
(By Associated Pre5s ]

lDy NSSUCIHlVU PTe3S.I
RICHMOND. VA. June 4.-Gover.
nor Swanson today announced that
he would decline to Interfere in the
case of the negro. Gabriel Battaile,
VINO Is under sentence to hang next
Friday for criminal assault ON a
white woman in the county of King
George.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
Case Continued.

In police court yesterday morning,
the case of Willie Sears. charged with
striking a negro woman over the
head with stick, was continued I'M
til tomorrow. The woman was un.
ale to appear in court.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
NEWPORT NEWS VA TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1906

that the preliminary preparations for
entertaining the delegates during the
State convention will be made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
VILE CONDITIONS EXIST
AT THE Big PACKING HOUSE
Filth Comes in Close Contact With Meat
That is Sold in Home Market
Places are Unsanitary
CANNED GOODS ARE NOT INSPECTED
PRESIDENT Roosevelt Makes Report Public That
Special Investigations Prepared on Pack
ingtown" Which Shows That Sin
clairs Book 1.-The Jungle Does
not Exaggerate opditions
CANNED GOODS ARE NOT INSPECTED

scribed as vaults in which the air
rarely changes. These dark and dingy
rooms are naturally not kept suitably
clean.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-05
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy Tuesday;
Wednesday showers
and cooler; light
southwest winds.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-18
FOND OF PIES But Had to Give Them Up.

Anyone who has eaten New England pies knows how good they are.
 But some things that taste good, don't always agree. A Mass. lady had to leave off pie, but found something far better for her stomach. She writes.
 Six or eight years ago chronic liver trouble was greatly exaggerated by eating too much fat meat, pastry and particularly pies. Of which I was very fond
 Severe headaches, dizziness. nausea followed. and food. even fruit. lay like lead in my stomach accompanied by d dull heavy pain almost unbearabIe. I had peculiar 'spells'-hashes of light before my sight. l could read half d word and the rest would be invisible.
 "A feeling of Iassitude and confusion of ideas made me even more miserable. l finally decided to change food alto gether and began on Grape-Nuts food which brought me prompt relief-re- moved the dizziness. headache. con fused feeling, and put me on the road to health and happiness. It clears my head, strengthens both brain and nerves.
 Whenever ! enter our grOcers store. he usually calls out six packages of Grape-Nuts,'- and he's nearly always right" Name given I,v Postum co Battle Creek, Mich. "Thcrc-s reason. % Read the famous booklet, The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-18
HURT BY A HORSE.
Walter Porter Unconscious From Sat
 urday Until Monday

Walter Porter was almost fatally hurt Saturday forenoon while doctor ing a calf near his home at Alma. EIe had roped the animal and in some manner or other was thrown from the horse. He was found a short time lat CT, unconscious and at once taken home and it was not until Monday that he regained consciousness. He was a great deal better yesterday and the attend ing physician gives much encourage ment for his recovery.