NEWS OF IIIINNESOTfi. Consequently, his ambition. will important to undoubtedly to the men te miners through their organized was go nonunion THE SIDELIGHTS ON first the coal standing out at fields after in Kentucky, Tennessee, oodles. The hard work of the conservative advance the Alabama joint declaring conference and West Virginia. After and leaders in the national organization he impossible, demanded protracted strike the union has a has accomplished was very been obviously made which driven the sudden change Alabama Building. of and Road STRIKE out much, a but the desperate situation most GREAT COAL mines will aid his interests, a political the the plan of has are been the on brought about by run work in Mankato.—Railroad grading by “open interpreted change which has shop.” been increasing numbers of the radical d Contractor ar this section resumed today. was For orders the and public weeks giant due to both sides of this socialistic press element, which regards as 50 Thomas Brogan put a men advance struggle the the capital from “steel between trust” that labor and strike beyond too lightly. teams at work the cut and on if have the Minneopa, the line of miners been position, for must the granted maneuvering for new oe Would Incorporate Union. last Omaha arrived like road, and 60 that delay be the price of. men of armies. great One REGARDING cause peace. FACTS INTERESTING During the final joint conference at night big fill to work the before on Robbins resume the This change the the of final between part breach on Indianapolis the Illinois coal operators and slough between Ottawa across a making aroused bitterness feeling operators in of among and miners a was MINERS began BETWEEN advocating the incorporation of STRUGGLE blasting St. Peter. The work of these Indiana of the Illinois, smaller tactical in operators of moves maneuvers the United Mine has through Workers the rock South Bend of America, at ' be could side other. Ohio then the and which one and never throughout its continued uninterruptedly assets to consist of the of amount OPERATORS. AND When Commissioner probable seemed assuaged. In joint conference disagreement a the winter. strike fund accumulated this time at Indiana the Philip President Mitchell, of the John Penna, of Balch Minneapolis, & Co., of are hand at time. or on This is the any United association, Duluth, work' Bituminous M|ne letter the Coal Operators’ Workers, secured about to a resume on first known where employers case have between St. Mankato road from Cloud, & grant that Glencoe President urging challenged Roosevelt, the miners to definitely urged the plan which theorists The this city. Albert Lea and COUNTRY three the coal second effort prevent HISTORY OF companies those be made to of a a GREATEST IN in discussing labor troubles have and line Albert Lea, will be built into strike, those responsibility the tried the states and conditions to put as same urged remedy. Economists as of will a arrangements it is expected that which miners’ for t-he the strike prevail under the agreement operators. upon distinction have the depot. urged of -that be the incorporation made for joint use a declared and in the Pittsburg field, Mankato of The to unions is completed to be would road diminish the the In promptly return the operators that if they would do so beyond, this and perhaps number of strikes, practically season, do away for Some Gathering Been would War Cloud Has agreed joint conference, to immediately second operators only to not if arrangements a suitable traffic can with violation of contracts between be in held Indianapolis, beginning advance at the city. the be made for getting through grant cent, per employers and their Formidable Laid Aside and give Have men, Time —Diggers March The purchased prolonged right been 19, of has the miners and which but would furnish way was wages, both capital and labor equal standing an this in paid far Cream, for for and ten days. as as their powder free. Fight—Proposition Push Fund to before the' people. No less a person county. The aimed third battle field direbtly the This challenge move on was than the general of the manager Union. Incorporate to Mitchell’s Robbins, that announcement the Francis L. tne at stand of was At Fair Grounds. Illinois Central railroad’s coal company, Pittsburg the traitor Coal (with output proclaimed to who an company was a A. J. Moorshead, spring Hamline was The genuine sponsor the Its of 20,000,000 annum) of soft coal operators. tons cause per for this movement, which weather stimulated both horses may grow nas would CLYDE ALISON MANN. in BY fairness bombshell compromise by granting advance apparent an was a historic that to importance. extent horsemen and to such an campaign the miners of 5.55 the of Robbins and cent. per they have made regular descent upon Mr. Moorshead a is of English birth, of Indianapolis strike district,” into the markets the great underlying facts The The well. brought furthei- It made counter-move operators result the few as no a state fair grounds and very a and in England the miners’ unions lay the Chicago. The fields and coal are reason bituminous are in the by than hot discussion. The proclaiming Robbins traitor to will of horses days goodly number mystery a a see a incorporated. “Employers have secured in the in cheaper been involved the labor never have that remarkable most in training their at the grounds. of of it is uncovered in underlying and representative not one cause been willing to the unions hours, with the longer urge nonunion mines and in the question labor Secretary been besieged in E. W. Randall has any their will. for the strike. reason which they do business to take advantage mine operators which enabled coal to the with applications quarters for States, United the history of as Mitchell flank Industrial War. made movement by The Great a of the corporation laws,” said Mr. in the already production day. barns and speed has the greater assigned strike in per secure the a will be greatest strike final declaring railroads three the the So after days in struggle were responsible Moorshead. “In England Those who stalls. violations good carelessness the growing It also lay in a many or country’s history. joint conference all to for the failure of negotia- in e..orts peace abrogation have George made of arrangements contract is are of the union miners in the mining of very rare, became moving facts of the apparent Few R. Kibbe, H. Fagley, M. Collins, W. for the unions financially coal; while the of West Virginia are responsible at conferences joint the during John and Frank Dowd, M. Blackmar when incorporated. If coal improving, the complaints contract to was a in origin their Bundy Scott, Mike had of St. Paul; J. C. Indianapolis. They is violated by the employer, he district unions the the of Illinois, Indiana or J. Brundage Gannon, Loomis and bituminous George the strike in the previous corporation is Ohio responsible and regarding the the increasing to now of C. Dinehart C. to recruiting remarkable the fields and unions their members; the carelessness of the miners or each reverse of Slayton James Carr J. H. were and and Workers Mine United of the the ranks should be true, and if the miners month growing In frequent. Peeper who their headquarters make .more are the followed which, upon America of earnestly seeking equality round. fairness the fair the those fields, and at grounds the under year moreover, general The 1902. in strike opportunities the heels of in their relations with employers with they the miners’ agreement national shown then organization in State Loans. ought to be willing to organization, “interstate this known the assume as the miners of appealed the to financial St. Paul.—Loans the state from responsibility.” agreement,” conditions the imposed scouted the idea previously had which school yesterday fund approved were The Illinois in the “differentials” Coal between Operators’ association element has and this organization, amounting of by the board of investment, took machine and hand mining reached action, but favored a no the and $91,500. Several applications for it to got proved be, more to more as a plan point where practically and it is it amounted to likely later to be given various large loans turned down for socialistic radical, were the harness, even into a formal 28 recognition cents ton. by the association. a granted The loans -were reasons. radical than element—much more What such Tension Constantly Growing. action might lead to in the follows: as Workers Mine United of the leaders the relations The stories told by miners of the of labor capital to cannot be District Swift, $300; 91, Todd, No. 87, membership in that older the or predicted, which but small strikes have it is $300; $800; 93, Houston, important 120, Cottonwood, development numerous an body. $800; Wright, $1,200; 41, Lyon, 136, occurred in the Illinois and Indiana of the question which each Prepared. Well Miners $1,000; Faribault, $10,000; 47, Kandiyohi, 22, in illustrate fields the last important two year of solution. grows years more $12,500; Martin, $11,000; 31, the 89, check off system, Through the the tension the miners and between $5,000; 22, Wilkin, $5,000; Wilkin, 30, of union cooperators by the collection growing constantly operators, greater. Following the statements of the are Louis, school St. $4,000 (for at new existed which fines, system and dues working The interests not a two leaders of miners, were John Mitchell, and Virgini^); village Pope of Lowry, of the foolish indulgence the through in harmony. of. the bituminous coal operators, John $2,500, of Springbrook, county, and the town fund strike Illinois operators, enormous At mine in southern where an Winder, a H. of Ohio. $1,500. Kittson, total being today the piled been has 400 employed, the up, were over men man John Mitchell: “The American people Death of Hiler Horton. district $3,000,000 in all the least the pit mules at charge of ordered hay in will place the responsibility for fund is There Paul.—Hiler Horton, national St. H. and treasury. a them, but because of lack the for of a member a the miners’ strike the at door of the and of the of the state senate Illinois treasury the one in $950,000 hay in the local market he woke of up railroads owning the big coal fields. best public ip Minnesota, knpyvn would men which is This go morning with less than bale of alone. a sum a one They will also this great industrial died Nassau, in urge the islands, at Bahama strike paying in feed little hay Ke but the hungry mules. to way a conflict the to who have where his men he to had gone recover large that but filled so them and them sum was a oats sent wages, up on large stocks of coal stored health. Death dufe Bright’s disease, to out of away was United Mine the element in the into the mine, but the miners learned new which which its hold they had fastening been to make vast fortunes.” purpose it their had fixed Workers of the lack of hay eyes upon in and fe"w minutes a him for on years. of misgvings jealous greedily with they walked out and refused to Sehator Horton left St. Paul more John H. Winder: “I look the In the upon with it. done might be what work for several days, notwithstanding than month and went direct to ago a situation business disagreement as a the therefore, miners, of the where sister living. the mules he had ranks fed. Nassau, a were between the miners and the operators, of favor later back in days word sent sentiment A few majority At another mine was strike was resulted a and not strike. A suspension as of his illness had taken serious leacters a that their which a demand, from radical the tardiness of-20 minutes of work will follow Horton join and Mrs. went to adjournment turn, our be unlikely to wholly the knew paymaster day the at were upon pay rapidly after her without He sank him. agreement arrival. working upon a new conditions. existing the under mine. granted contract. I do not predict the and his Mitchell John These facts the miners boast were about shutdown will be attended with violations. Elevators Burn. choosing between of position laughingly, but the in operators put each a No attempt will be made, I Valley.—Two grain elevators their and subscribing Eden lead continuing to month restless, till the men grow more opportunity think, to the operate mines with here, burned to the ground the the demands of radical nonunion causing offered were to to stand what was on men.” covered in loss of about $20,000, a being thrown from majority, they believed be their rights. to Then or by insurance. One elevator part was position trampled high and their they promptly refused to g’ant the increase upon by the Atlantic Elevator Company owned the strike failed. coal tions avert The vehemently proclaiming and that operators of union members. Such by thousands of of 12% wages' PROVED HIS cent, RIGHT TO DRINK per bushels of contained 20,000 and of the “central competitive field” investigation the should be made of an situation the miners which demanded by the United among was was a which also destroyed. The wheat, was framed relations appeal President Roosevelt to between the coal companies an Workers. exist that strike and known to Mine a was other the of structure property Lawyer Went was Unknown Some to investigate the the of the to facts of soft coal fields the railroads. and ’ likely has been known for months to Press dispatches have told the tale Osborn-McMillan Company and the Trouble Get Even to with situation of and determine the justice The retorted there operators was big the rail- of the operators, contention, bickering empty. of and delay in many was . the the Judge. by This arbitration. nothing in it and that Mitchell was case was origin of the fire is unknown. The done by the all hopes operators after simply pandering to public prejudice wind blowing from the A strong was * of had failed, but it did not against the the railroads. south required hard work of and it peace A western lawyer that he says was hoped the spread the to prevent avert strike, although it fire department Mitchell jockeyed position for the was in in Missouri when court once a a the village. the flames of to that it might shorten length. its of asking “restoration” of seal, a wage fastidiously dressed most man young The strike involves present that more in force the was one year, yer Immigrants. sauntered into the temple of justice. than other the coal industry of 1903, trying the men make operate any to of the officials of the None had court —One Paul. hundred immigrants St. has known in this other in the position of refusing or any country. appear a the Union Sunday and landed depot seen-him before, and the at as ever proceedings Illinois, Practically all the miners in scale which previously had been wage total of 400 the Week during past unimportant a and were somewhat of Indiana and Ohio members in force, notwithstanding (he claimed) are have placed in charge of John been tedious, it chanced that the United the Mine all Workers, and went rhe immigration agent. Anderson, the steel trade and railroads now were attracted attention, stranger some relates They number: settlers this different out. The of prospering wonderfully. year are a Lippincott’s Magazine. On his previous They class from 53,000 Illinois years. Average Wage of Diggers. eyed the judge narrowly, “sized he part mostly and youths, young men are 16,000 Indiana Reports labor commissioners of of up” all the drummed loudly attorneys, from 19 to •whose to ages seem range 36,000 Ohio rhe various states give the average bench in front of him, They the and of healthylooking 23 are age. on years The southwestern strike includes also the number which coal miners in of days clad. . and well They not sauntered finally and the are to rose up field in involves and each field work give, the ana average positions. city When looking for you for himself where he poured bar, out 8,000 Missouri daily $2.42. Many of the miners at what they going wage them to do, ask are of iced glass water. a Kansas 10,000 they work, from $4 “We going when quickly, they reply earn, are on presiding, The judge and a nervous Indian territory 5,000 farm.” but there $8 $lO day, to and a a even had himself old fellow, observed testy Texas 7,000 overproduction of soft has been an Lid. More . by and his frowns had the man, young it also coal influx coal from and the of stops clank of and nonunion an many “lid” Minneapolis.—The down was on evidence of his disapproval. given tipples has restricted the in lowa, mines which West Virginia, Michigan billiard halls and Sunday. the pool rooms had boldly marched the stranger When Illinois mines Kentucky. operation of the and and , the bar and had taken the water, to up The miners then Probably all its sister states. midnight Saturday night until the miners in western From if the judge would boil looked it as public morning and Monday pool the of Pennsylvania through will be every ordered to out, year an average earn this with indignation at exhibition within city limits, the billiard over statistics room so The of the the $2.42 number of 130,000. day.. per fs closed amounting almost known, tight temerity,, to far of was as as as permit comparison of Indiana state What will be the result of this tremendous Sunday saloons. Like the proverbial the sir,” “That roared water, contempt. paid the butcher, with the to industrial war? H6w long wages broom, Mayor Jones’ latest new order and “is for attorneys other judge, the the furniture maker; the baker and it endure? The daily bread and can closing Sunday made clean anent a court.” this officials of of being paid the butchers existence of 3,000,000 people depend an average very and whatever pool billiard and sweep, the Whereupon strange bakers $2.04 day, young man $2.19 day, the which will be per in the city took place per upon wages were games the and left courtroom. But red $1.87 turned furniture makers and the houses private sacrificed. Will struggle in private the be played per comparatively or of him; for work is similar, court to clubs. whose the day. Quarrymen, see more peaceful will the turbulence was or he hour returned, bearing underground, paid about half which but in has not marked strikes an most are an Notes. News The hand roll of parchment. $1.40 day. in his be used by the of less self-controlled average a average a William Peter’s Paul. St. — of him the firemen glared in of engineers and stationary judge at miners which to enforce the demand The now wages wrestling dislocated while at neck is of is $2 day, that but plants the been refused? manner, has most per young the savage armory. brewers $1.85 day, and Finally, during lull brick makers flinched not. Much depends the the per a results of health Minneapolis.—State board of man on $2.35 day. paid eccentric proceedings, the affecting negotiations the itself in matters between per in young be law unto anthracite are may operators which occupations for health. public There the court: addressed their and miners, for if are peace person coal mining, paid than higher honor!” fail in the field overtures “Your of state fair anthracite wages are Hamline. —Board managers they not but decides fair improvements at well the bituminous,- are numerous. “What is it, sir?” the struggle on as as grounds. coal fields in the changes in the be titanic The reaching honor, submit to a wish, to one, “I your miners and their St. Paul.—Last of the four Simmons Delaware conditions of the the Missouri from to the honorable certificate of this court, my has paintjngs for dome of capitol the last new river and south throughout soft families during ten the years are practice the in admission to supreme been shipped. furnish of they coal fields of Kansas, Indian territory striking that one so of this all other and courts court Hamline. Improvement of —Proposed the the of and Oklahoma to Texas. It is at best examples and not progress state.” University several features has avenue each becoming improbable that whicn is all not less than 500,- prosperity that?” his growled “Well, what of of the ordinary. out roads priests and the joint conference throughout of the foreign the of general the the coal miners will be loafing miners 000 before and year more honor. of million feet churches Little Falls. —One in the mining first traditional habits districts. the operators, in February The United the end of April. No time of the States. and year honor. Now this, that “Simply your through in the lumber escaped gap a the the On side of March 19. During altogether again the not been have operators, conditions could be better for protracted siege of the miners second a presented the proofs of admission I have Pine Tree Lumber my log the boom of which existed also anotner influence convention there foretold by that is the changed, but the workmen, and of are many more an was one bar, I would the floating down Company to and move now which abrupt clash would brought bear which added their homes, be likely to elements strength which determined miners who and -certainty to now own or Mississippi. the be permitted drink that I to the court result in At strike. the threshold expectations that the the smaller percentage of the the miners strike long before the conferences there is of to a official pitcher.” the this from bridge —The steel at Rice. new the “central competitive district,” could their spend liberal not begun. The generally and operators suspension will be who agree. were comprising men r and his place ashed attorney water. The got practically away was w young the of Illinois, states Robbins Turned. the and in dissipation. beginning saloons Indiana, Why at of the the growing at season, wages the ice jam in destroyed by an Ohio and Pennsylvania, western Robbins, the lie Francis L. president when little typical home of the of the garden patches miner dotting The the piled itself high above river that Conversational Comparison. non-unionized bituminous the the fields Coal the Pittsburg biggest states of shanty, and Pennsylvania, Ohio, is conditions of longer company, a no structure. original,” West Virginia, said “Mr. Binx isn't Kentucky Indiana, operating Michigan, and Tennessee. in the bituminous those very corporation Illinois, longer within of lowa, Missouri, are no —The Prior Lake frog Lake. Prior The West kindly Virginia field with disposition; the particularly fields, will be candidate for Kansas, Oklahoma, child is miner’s a the Indian The in woman territory squalor. a now this than greater will be industry year has been aggresetve anything that isn’t “but he United senate the Says competitor States at and Texas will be an next looked for former they to the schools, when in never number firms session years of before, new a ever the in soft coal market the Pennsylvania and he is always same.” of the of the legislature. the main true, support of the hundreds of dirty and the business. It is ragged. the streets, venturing into expected ran middle states.. In the last of 1905, answered Miss Cayenne, the shipments West His has not been thousands of families “Yes,” that announcement made their millions been wrought year and These changes have by Virginia of coal has millions aggregated into which the public, but in Pennsylvania conversational it is of individuals has precisely the some gone whose income has the have their operators very unions, and ir a will be surpassed. frog legs, stronghold pairs of of the “central 'miners’ competitive well-known fact. The Thousands clock.”—Washington been off. vote cut idle of cuckoo of these advantage in pealing with found great a