The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-12-06
COUNTY CULLINGS.

The dog polsOner is abroad in Deer
Lodge, three valuable dogs having fall
en- victims the past two days. One Of
the unfortunates was Bucher, belonging
to Conley Bros, and valued at $3.50.
A. j. Urlin, who vas in the Gold
Creek wreck on the Northern Pacific last
summer. has begun suit against the road,
at Missoula. for $4,000 damages. He
was confined or two months and says he
is injured internally.
One man got licked by an outsider for
disturbing the Salvation Army meeting
the other night, and another was fined
by jury, in Judge Emerson's court, 81
and costs-$3o.35 III all-tor putting
pepper on the stove.-Northwest.
The skeleton Of James Robinson was
found in his cabin in Lincoln Gulch,
'eer Lodge county, last week. 1t is
thought he laid there three weeks and it
is presumed was eaten by mountain
hons. also that he suiclded. The last
time he was seen alive was the 28th Of
October.
j. Il. Thompson. faro dealer at Hick
McLean's saloon. Anaconda, and part
ner IN the profits of $50 capital faro
game, got tired Of slow winning or
rather losing, and going to the safe took
the balance of the capital, s315, and went
to another saloon. There he blew it all
in. Judge Fitzgerald bound him over
in 81 500 bonds to appear at the April
term OF court, and in default he was COM
mitted to jail.
RAILROAD STRIKE.
The Conductors and Engineers ON tho
Montana Union Strike, and All
Business Suspended.
Especial to The MAIL bv the Roc1rv N~~'~+~'~
ANACONDA, December AT 2:25
o'clock this afternoon all the passenger
and freight conductors and engineers on
the Montana Union railway struck. and
not car or engine is moving on that
line to-day. The strike was caused by
the act Of Master Machinist Ross at
Butte last week when ne discharged
several engineers of the Brotherhood.
The engineers objected to this and de-
manded their reinstatement. This was
refused by the road and the strike was
ordered to-day. A good deal OF apDre-
hcnsion exists here as to what the result
will be, and The business men are very
much afraid that il the strike continues
tie smelters will have to shut down and
business here will be at standstill.
LATER.
ANAcoNDA, December 5.-The breach
between the striking engineers and con-
ductors on the Montana Union railway
was widened last night. A passenger
train, bearing tho United States mail
and few passengers from Butte. just as
it was coming into the city last night at
II o'clock was thrown from the track by
an open switch near the fire brick works
about half mile east of town. The
train was going at the rate Of five miles
an hour at the time and no one was hurt.
It is supposed that the wreck was caused.
by the strikers, though there is no evil
dence to show it. Men are now at work
getting the engine on the track again
and are backed by two deputy United
States marsha with loaded rifles.
ANACONDA, December CT is report
ed here that Master Machlnist Ross has
been discharged and that Superintend-
ent Dickinson has resigned; and that
for the present ten locomotives will be
turned over to the Anaconda company.
This will give the company chance to
supply themselves with ore and other
supplies. The passenger train will
probably begin running to-day. Tho
Anaconda works shut down last night
and all the men were laid off with the
exception of a few to keep the machinery
in RAINING order.
The Billings Gazette nominates Hon.
Frank s. Whitney. of Yellowstone coun-
ty, for speaker of the next house Of
representatives of the territorial legisla-
ture.
Harry Mccarthy, who at one time
kept a variety theatre at Missoula, died
recently in San Francisco He was the
auther of the famous song, 'Bonny Blue
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