Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-11-23
TELE G R hP HIC
SUFFERINGS OF THE ARC
TIC EXPLORERS.
THE DEATH OF THURLOW
WEED YESTERDAY.
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS
ON THE STRIKE.
THE IRON AND STEEL
TROUBLES.
General News From All Parts
of the World.
The Iron and steel Business

| PHLADELPHIA, Nov. 2l.-lron and
steel men here do not believe the re.
ports of general depression in the roll.
ing mill industry in the West. At a
monthly meeting of the rolling mill
proprietcrs here Yesterday the rates
were reduced two-.eaths ef one per
cent, and under the schedule price
labor will be reduced five per cent. De-
cember Ist, 50 that no loss will be sus-
| tanned in the busiuess.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-The threat Of
the steel mills of this district to shut
down in view Of the Improbable out
lock, is the general theme Of conversa-
tion to-day Said one gentleman we'll
versed Ia the finances and business Of
the country, Wien talking ca the sub
ect "Is appears 20 me that the re-
iations existing between the railroads
and iron mills Of this section are some
What cordial, and favcrabls fer joint
bear novement On stock. Perhaps
after few weeks when these get how
en0uch-when the small fry are frozen
out and the large fish have fed to their
satisfaction-th roads will stop cutting
rates and the mills will conclude not to
close
pITTsgrRG, Nov. 2i.--An old and
extensive manutac turer was Interviewed
to- day on the iron and steel outlook.
He said The decrease in the price of
steel is perfectly legitimate. and is
caused by no one maa or set ot men.
out by the natural sequence of events
and the laws Of supply aud demand.
In seventeen years experience | never
knew the steel business as dull as at
present. ..... ....
J. d. Weeks, Secretary of the Iron
Associa lien, took more hopeful view,
and gave as an explanation Of the
causes which led 10 the recent reduction
in the price of Bessemer steel rails that
when the couutry recovered from its
long depression Of business the great
activity IN railroad building created a
heavy demand fer rails, aud for a while |
large amounts were imported but soon |
the B3ssemer mills reached out for the |
trade. and at once all began to enlarge |
their facilities, and the work of exten. |
sion has been going on ever since, and !
production has steadily increased, until
this year the consuul ption Of pig-iron is
greater than the output IN 1915. The
probable danger may be overrated, and
a readjustnlent of the price of labor and
material may prevent any further scare.
Contem ptible Meanness
WAsHINGToy, Nov. 2l.-Dr. Collins,
Of minneapolis, brother of jerome Col
ins of the Jeannette expedition, is here.
La an interview he reiterates his charges
.gainst De Long and Melville for their
bad treatment OF his brother. Among
,ther things he furnishes extracts from
lis brothers diary after the sinking of
inc Jeanette. It says: ''We are
to go south. Nothing is
.eady. We started with a rush, and
,Urst three sleds. There is no expert
,nce governing our movements, result
ng ina mess of the worst kind. The
nen are growing among them: :elves at
he encouragement" TIE notes show
hat Ccilios killed the most game on
he retreat. After vivid description
{ terrible fgnt with the elements iu
q open boat, he Gays: II nsver ex.
,ereuced such misery. We were wet
" every sea. trembling with cold aud
Iopelesa, except in the mercy of an ,
Aln,ighty God. We sat jammed to-
ether for nearly 72 hours. when we
ighted the low coast of the Lena delta.
i've days and nig ghts we were in the
pen boats, aud then had TO haul the
oats = mile and half over the pack
a a storm" The second day after ,,
sachiug the L'na delta he writes
Tne general plan of running the !
iachine, which has been our bsne so
,uy, still holds like a leech, and sucks
ur chances of escape away. Our al : :
,wance is half 3 pound of meal per =
ay." The suffering from hunger is =
hen described in piliful language.
he last entry was made September
0. The Doctor says he can establish
he utmost cruelty Of the treatment Of
10 brother all through the trip. Even at
be time when Melville was inscribing
be- names Of De Longs party on the :
ross raised over their graves, he placed r
10 name, although the scientist Of the r
arty. under tho head Of sailors, sim ! .
iy 81. J. Collins" 1t
Western Land 0rabbers.