davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
PETRIELLA.
Pen Picture of the Willy
Anarchist.

Hibbing was the headquarters of TIE
ofilO Petriella, the leader Of the re-
cent strike on the Mesaba range,
writes William e. Curtis, the well
known travelling correspondent of the
Chicago Record Herald, who recently
visited Mesaba range towns. [ went
to his Office in the second story over
restaurant on side street just off the
main thorOughfare, to see this curl
Gus and, in many respects, remark
able man, L was told to look for
dirty little sawed off dago," which
means thyt the man who attempted
to establish branch of the Western
Federation of Miners in Minnesota is
a diminutiye and untidy representa-
tive of the Italian race. The descrip-
tiOn is accurate. Petriella is about
five feet high, of slender build, with
shreWd but rather repulsiVe face. wear
ing coarse, unclean and Hitting
clothes, a badly soiled shirt, no collar
or tie, and habltually looks as if he
needed bath and shave very badly.
But he is Il very smooth citizen. Peo-
pie make Il mistake sometimes when
they measure ability by stature or
appearances. | do not mean to say
that Petriella is an able man, but he
is smart and cunning and exercises
an almost hypnotic influence over ig-
norant people. He is fluent talker
in English and Italian, a keen Judge
of human nature, and a confessed an
archist. He says that he was born at
Calabria, Italy. about thirty years ago,
attended the common schools until he
was fourteen, and then went to Milan,
where he worked at different occupa-
tions. He has no trade. He is not a
miner. He never worked in mine
in his life. He was employed for
some time as q laborer outside of the
mines, but is not working man. He
is nothing but professional agitator,
and is actuated by ayarice and amb-
tion to exercise power. While he was
at Milan he says that he took such an
active part in the strike that he was
held responsible for acts of violence
committed by other people. This
made it necessary for him to escape,
and he managed to sail for America
in 1898. Upon his arrival in New
York lie joined the anarchist colony
at Patterson, New Jersey, where he
lived for six years. l could not dis
cover what he did there. He is very
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
Cheap Daily Paper.

The st. Paul Daily News is con-
stantly making extremely liberal prop
ositions for new subscribers, and its
latest offer to send the paper daily
except Sunday from now until Jan. l,
1909, to all new subscribers for $3.50,
is the best ever. This will carry you
all through the next presidential cam
paign and will give you live, up-to-
date daily newspaper for 10 cents a
month"; Send in your subscription d.
rect to The st. Paul Daily News, St.
Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
TOMMORROW
High School Football Team
Goes to Tower.

The High School football team and
a bunch Of rooters from the school will
leave tomorrow for Tower, where
they will play the High School team
of that town. The Crimson team is
confident Of victory but expect hard
game as the Tower team has been
strengthened considerably.
Last year the two teams played a
series of two games which resulted in
a tie and a victory for Ely. The
same arrangement has been made this
year and Tower will probably play a
return game at Ely next Saturday.
A game will probably be arranged
with Eyeleth at near date.
Besides Coach Jenkins, fourteen
players will make the trip. The
probable lineup of the Ely team will
be:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
NOTES

At a meeting of the Athletic associ-
alton last week the following officers
were elected to transact the business
of the association for the present year:
President, Tom Harri; vice presi-
dent, Emily Peterick; secretary Clar
ence Williams; treasurer, Helena Hor
YitZ.
Clarence Williams was elected cap
tain Of the football team at recent
meeting.
Two, of the four new wood lathes
ordered for the manual training de-
partment have arrived and the Soph-
mores have begun their wood turning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
Married at Virginia

e. e. Lindblad of the Ely Bakery
and Mrs. Mathilda Freidsburg were
united in marriage at Virginia last
week Thursday The couple stole
march on their Ely friends and were
quietly married in the Mesaba town.
Many friends join the MINER in
wishing them success in their new
undertaking. They will occupy the
home on the corner of Harvey street
and Fifth avenue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
Blasted.

Frank Gervater, an employee of the
Oliver company, was severely injured
by a blast Tuesday morning. 1t
seems he had loaded the hole and had
lit the fuse but the explosion occurred
before he had gotten very far from
the hole. His eyes are badly injured
and his limbs are also considerably
cut up. He was taken to St. Mary's
hospital in Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18

mysterious person ana evidently pre-
fers not to give the details of his pre-
vious career. Atany rate he came to
Hibbing in 1905 aud has made this his
headquarters eyer since. trying to Or
ganize branch of the Western Fed
Grafton here and on the Vermilion
range in northern Minnesota. He
appears to have undertaken the work
as a business speculation. for the
money there is in it. When he first
began to organize he fixed the initia-
tion fee to the Federation at 81. At
ter he had worked up good deal of
interest he raised it to 81, and then
attempted to make it So. but the men
refused to pay so much aud the fee
was reduced to 81 again, which has
been the cause of q great deal of bick-
ering and has weakened his influence
considerably. Those who paid 81 and
50 fees have ever since been demand
ing rebates, which Petriella has re-
fused 10 pay them. His finances have
been in bad shape from the beginning.
When fees were coming in rapidly and
he was flush with money he spent it
freely. He INDUCED in various ex-
trayagances and designations and paid
his agents with great liberality, but
evidently did not keep faith with the
officials OF the Western Federation in
Colorado, because they have since de-
clIned to furnish him any financial as
sistance; they have refused him credit,
and, during the most exciting period
of the recent strike, when lie tele-
graphed to Denver for $500 union
buttons, they wired back that he
must send 81 900 in cash before they
would be shipped, which lie was I'M
able to do, lie promised to feed the
families of the ,triking miners while
they were out, but when the first pay
day came and several thousand strik-
ers went to his various headquarters
TO receive their allowances he gave
them only one Silver dollar each with
promise of more few days later.
Many of The strikers were SO disap-
pointed and Disguised that they threw
the silver dollar back at him and
their union badges with them. At
some of the headquarters there were
riots. The strikers had been prom
ised twenty-five Rercent'of the regu-
lar wages and had2a9en depending up
on that amotf,t. At present Petri-
ella has Sl,40G on deposit in a bank
here at Hibblns, which is apparently
the extent of his financial resources.
According TO popular rumor he has de-
posits in other banks on the range,
but that Is very doubtful. After
showing up'' more of Petriella's I'M
faithfulness and the signal failure of
the strike from the miners stand
point, Mr.. Curtis concludes: The sus-
pension of operations in the mines
will reduce the total output for the
year about 2,501 900 tons; it has cost
the miners more than a million dol
lars in wages and the local merchants
have sufferedin corresponding man
ner by the interruption of trade. Mr..
Petriella's visit to the community
has been very Improbable to all
concerned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
Marriage Licenses.

John Dragovan TO Merija Ivec.
Jos. Talkoyich to Gertrude Burgo.
Louie Fink to Annie Jerman.
Anti Koivisto to Lempi Pikkutupa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-10-18
Piano lessons.

Miss Hilda Larson will give lessons
on the piano at so cents per lesson.
Box 294, Ely. Mimi.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
BAILEY
OF TEXAS SAYS ALL THE TALK
ABOUT HIM is mDLE
PRATTLE"

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Austin, Texas, Feb. 12.-Declaring
that "All this prattle is idle,'' and
urging that the committee interpose
and "stop these insults offered
United States Senator Joseph W
Bailey, brought to climax this after
noon one of the most exciting days of
the session of the legislative commit
bee appointed to investigate certain
charges filed against him by Repre-
sentative Cook.
This is in reply to a request or
Representative Cook that additional
witnesses be summoned by which he
hoped to prove that Senator Bailey
had borrowed the sum of $1,000 of j.
d. Suggs of Iron county When it was
suggested that the committee leave
for st. Louis at once, where additional
testimony is to be taken up, Senator
Bailey protested that he could not be
compelled to 60 over the country as a
principal in an Investigation of this
nature. It also developed today that
the committee is adverse to allowing
testimony adduced to appear in the
record before being censored by ma
jority of the committee assisted by
Senator Bailey.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
GRONNA Wins
AFTER CONFERENCE WITH PRESI-
DENT ORDER OF JAN. Is is
MODIFIED .%ss.

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE presi-
dents order of January Is forbidding
the issuance of final certificate, patent
or other evidence of title to public
land until an actual examination has
been made on the ground by an au-
thorized government officer, except in
certain specified cases, was the sub
ject of an important conference at
the white house Monday participated
in by Commissioner of Corporations
Garfield, who is soon to become secre-
tary of the interior; Clifford Pinchot,
chief forester; Representatives Steen-
erson and Gronna and several repre-
sentatives of the geological survey.
Today pursuant to further confer
ence with Congressman Gronna the
president caused the order of January
25th to be modified by excluding five
year homestead proofs and proofs on
coded Indian lands. x
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

came life boats and RATS. IS
Each of them bore their burden OF
grim death as well as a load Of suffer
ing humanity and each brought a tale
Of horror Of suffering and Of despair.
Owing to the condition Of the sur
Nivors Of the tragedy it was impossi-
Bile to get from them an estimate Of
the loss Of life. 3.s
Anywhere from rs to $50 persons
went to their death and at a late hour
tonight 1T was believed the latter fig
ures are nearer correct than the
former. ls6
Loss Of Life Unknown.
Steamship officials estimate that
about $50 passengers and crew Of
| fifty were on board the steamer when
| she left Providence last night. Forty
| three we're taken from life boats.
Taking the estimated figures Of the
steamship officials as a basis, there
are still 12S persons to be accounted
for. &
| The only positive evidence Of the
steamers victims is lying at the bot
tom of Block Island sound.
The list Of passengers and crew,
handed to the pursuer just before the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
ATTY SCLASHIN THAW CASE
Aside From Rag Chewing and Testimony Of One Good
Witness for Defense as to IhaWS Insanity,
There Is Little Doing
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune ii
II New York, Feb. II. District Attor-
ney Jerome and Dolphin Delmas came
in late today in the first serious clash
between counsel in the Harry Thaw
trial and the California attorney, who
is defending, took exception to certain
statements of the prosecuting officer
and had inserted in the record of the
case protest against misconduct of
the learned Attorney Jerome holly
accused defendants counsel Of trying
to instill into the minds of the jury
implied suggestions that the operation
performed upon Evelyn Nesbit in 1902,
before Thaw took her to Europe, was
"of criminal nature when, aas a
matter of fact" she said it was for
appendicitis.
Delmas called the attention Of JUS
tice Fitzgerald to this, saying the
district attorney was stating facts not
in the evidence and that very serious
exceptions must be taken to his re-
marks.
Send the jury out of the room II
You want to-" exclaimed Jerome, .sbut
i am going to get this thing straight
5ened out. I am not going to have
these false Impressions formed in the
minds Of this jury
DR.. Britton d. Evans, superintendent
Of the state hospital for insane at
Morris Plains, NJ j., was a witness
and he testified earlier in the day that
he was OF the opinion that Harry
Thaw was insane at the time Of the
tragedy. hi
.3 He had been called upon to answer
IA long hypothe tical question in which
reference had been made to a serious
sif not a capital operation" upon Miss
Nesbit when the storm between
counsel broke. 5s#
Jerome seemed thoroughly wrought
up, but Delmas not for an instant
lost his calm deneanor, but he gave
emphasis and force to his words now
70 his hearers. Jerome said he would
Withdraw his objection to the term,
capital operation il Delmas would
give him the word Of counsel that
they did not know the nature of the
operation. Delmas gave his word that
he did not know its nature
But may I consult with counsel !"
suggested Jerome.
q do not care to do that" replied
Delmas.
It is not essential, az" cried the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
JAP MUSS NEARING SOLUTION
Many Conferences Held and Reports Conflicting But II Is
Believed President Will Try Have COOIie Ex-
CluSOn Inserted In Law

ton will he and his associates yield one
point on the question Of excluding Japa-
nese laborers from this country In re-
Spouse to kilograms the mayor has tele-
graphed his friends that reports that he
has surrendered to the president on the
school question" are false.
Late tonight it was stated that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, through Secretary Root,
had proposed to Speaker Cannon and to
the chairman of the senate and house
committees on immigration and other
republican leaders in congress that a
clause be inserted in the immigration bill
now pending in congress, which will bar
Japanese coolie labor from the United
States. Mayor Schnitz's delegation fa-
vors such a. provision.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

district attorney in loud voice, then
you do want to make this insinua-
tion.' @
The district attorney strangely for
gets his character and position when
he charges me with an attempt to de-
ceive," retorted Delmas, with more
feeling in his voice than at any time
during the trial. "He must open
deliberation to see the justice of his
implied discourtesy.''
Il see injustice plainly retorted
Jerome, ''but not in my remarks"
The storm had been brewing for
some minutes before it finally broke
within a quarter of an hour before the
adjournment. g.
jerome and Mr.. Delmas are of two
such Numerically opposed types,
that the clash was not unexpected.
| Justice Fitzgerald did not rule out
any of the district attorneys remarks
before the jury, and Delmas took care
to have every exception he made
seriously noticed Jerome won his
point, and the words SERIOUS if not
capital" as defining the operation,
were withdrawn by Delmas.
During the tilt Delmas inquired of
the district attorney as to how he
came into possession of the knowledge
as to the character of the operation
upon Miss Nesbit without violation
of confidence Jerome said he had
been told Of it by Miss Nesbit's
mother. It thus became known for
i the first time that the district attorney
is in possession of a long statement
by Mrs. Holman, who now is in Pitts
burg, but who, 1t has been reported
from time to time, might be called as
a witness by the state in rebuttal.
DR.. Evans was on the stand all day,
occupying nearly two hours OF the
afternoon session in perusal of let
tiers written by Harry Thaw at the
time Of his estrangement with Miss
Nesbit. ~: y
DR.. Evans was by far the most salts
factory expert witness the defense has
SO far produced. He detailed to the
jury his observations and examine
lions Of Harry Thaw during eight
visits to the prisoner in the Tombs
and declared 1t to be his opinion that
Thaw was suffering from g brain
storm or explosive or Illuminating con-
dition OF mental nnsoundnessn at the
time ne shot and killed Stanford
White.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

Death Boats
Life Rats htfu Many Bodies Washed Ashore lS Missing

ally chilled to the bone, many rushed
headlong below to secure more cloth
ing, while others, barefooted, bare
headed and clad only in night gowns,
stood on the decks fearing that to go
below would mean certain death.
1t now appears certain that the loss
of life was heavier among those who
retired for the night.
Despite the efforts which were made
to leave no one on board, it would APP
pear to be impossible that of 200 souls
on board none were left behind.
Those who had no opportunity to
cloth themselves succumbed long be-
fore they reached shore and even
those who were fortunate enough to
be fully dressed endured suffering and
frost bites of the most serious nature.
Bodies Coming Ashore.
Block Island, L. T., Feb. 1211 p.
NAT this hour the life savers at
Sandy Point station had recovered So
bodies and were caring for eleven sur
vivors and at the same time the New
Shoreham station reported 10 bodies
recovered and eight survivors This
makes total of 10 alive and AS
! bodies washed up on the beach from
the steamer Larchmont.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
Associated Press u Bismarck Tribune.

Associated Press 70 Bismarck Tribune
Block Island. r. l., Feb. IL. "A
marine disaster with appalling loss of
life and entailing suffering almost be-
yound the limit Of human endurance
came to light today when the lifeboat
of the Joy line steamer Larchmont
bound from Providence to New York,
drifted in to Block Island harbor.
In the boat were several bodies Of
men who had died from the effects
%of the long hours of exposure to the
death dealing temperature. In the
boat also were eleven whose suffering
was SO intense that they seemed
oblivious to the fact that death was IN
their midst and that they had escaped
only by virtue of their ability to with
stand the rigor Of zero weather IN an
open boat at sea. s#5,S Il s8
The boat brought a tale of disaster
that has rarely been equalled in New
England waters and tits believed that
when the final. count is made it will
be found that not less than $50 lives
were lost.
Following closely in the wake Of the
solitary life boat came bodies, cast up
on beach by the angry waves. Then
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

come. Several other persons who had
been overcome by the cold were found
unconscious in the streets and we're re-
moved 70 hospitals. S
John Lehanan was found standing by
a lamp post in First avenue. his hands
and feet frozen. He probably will die.
DR.. Charles Walsh, dentist, Of Saug-
critics, N. Y. fell in front Of the Waldorf
Astoria and lay unconscious for more
than an hour before he was found. His
condition is serious
John Arnleder was found in lower
Seventh avenue. He had fallen and hurt
his ankle and was unable to drag him
self to shelter. Several other homeless
persons were picked up during the night
in a badly frozen condition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
MANY FREEZE TO DEATH IN new YORK
Associated Press Is Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press 10 Bismarck Tribune
New York, Feb. II The cold wave
which swept down on the city last night
sent the mercury from well up in the
DOS down almost to the zero mark A
strong wind which prevailed in the early
hours of the day added much to the dis
comfort. AS is usual whenstl1e mercury
goes ttlrnbling there were tenement house
fires during the early hours Of the day.
At least two deaths are known to
have resulted from cold in the city.
Neither Of the victims has been identi-
fed, One man was found lying dead
in Brooklyn and another man was found
dead in a hallway in First avenue, Man
haitian. He apparently had gone into
the hallway to sleep and had been over
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13
Associated Press Is Bismarck Tribune

S<ASSoSidtSu Is TESS 70 DiSnaIck AiaDuMc
Washington, +. e., Feb. II. hat
the San Francisco school question will
I be settled tomorrow is the general opin-
ion in official circles tonight. Mayor
Schmitz and his associates received a
7 message from the president today, say-
ing that he desired to confer with them
at the white house again at 2 AS o'clock
/. tomorrow afternoon. i.5s IA
Secretary Root had long conference
with Speaker Cannon at the capitol to-
day, and while both declined to talk,
4 it is the general belief that the Japanese
school question was discussed. 1t is
admitted at the japanese embassy to-
night that representa- have been ex-
changed between the japanese ambassa-
. dor, Viscount Aoki, and Secretary Root,
but the nature Of those communications
are kept secret.
Mayor Schmitz tonight said
The situation is unchanged in SO far
as we are concerned. We have had no
conferences today, but we have reasons
/ to believe that tomorrow conference
Il will be final. sincerely hope that an
q amicahle agreement may BE reached. |"
Secretary Roots conference with
Speaker Cannon leads members Of con-
gress from California to believe that
the president is making an effort TO Sc
cure congressional legislation that will
exclude japanese coolie labor from this
country. While nothing definite is
! known tonight as to what agreement,
If any, will be reached, at the white
house conference tomorrow It can be
stated authoritatively that Mayor
/ schmitz has notified the president Of the
san Francisco japanese and Korean ex-
elusion eague, that under no considera-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

take his schooner out of the path of
the oncoming steamer.
The steamer, with huge hole torn
in her side, was SO seriously damaged
that no attempt was made to run for
shore and she sank to the bottom in
less than half an hour.
The Knowlton, after she had backed
away from the wreck, began to fill
rapidly, but her crew manned the
pumps and kent her af1oat until she
reached Point Quonochontaug, where
they put out in the life boat and
rowed ashore &
NJ There was no, fatalities on the
schooner but the men suffered from
the cold. There was no comparison,
however, between their experiences
and those of the passengers and crew
Of the steamer.
Aroused From Their Sleep.
The majority of those on the
Larchmont had retired for the might
and when the collision occurred there
were few on board, with the exception
of the crew, who were prepared fol
the weather which prevailed.
They hurried from their warn
staterooms to the deck Of the steame
and into the zero temperature. Liter
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-13

unskilfully were the pictures cut from
their frames that they have been ire
trieveably ruined, even if they should
be recovered.
The thieves also secured big haul
of Eighteenth century snuff boxes, min
iatures, etc. hey made their exit from
the front door with their booty, which
caused the alarm bells to ring and
aroused the househo1ders. The burg
lars, however, got away before the po-
lice could be summoned. The property
stolen is valued at $175,000 in all