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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1890-11-27
Dips, Sp,srs and Angles.

The Granite Company have secured a
23,IOO pound hosting engine for uss in
their mine at the 13OO-foot ls7el They
are also in receipt of a 400 pound lathe
for their machine shop here
w. T. Irving has been appointed
foreman Of the Hope mill and has en-
tered upon his duties in that position.
MIR. Irving IS d competent mill man and
better appointment could not have
been made.
/ A new Knowles sinking pump arrived
during the week for the Elizabeth mine
land is being placed in position to dis
pose OF the water that has lately in
creased to such an extent that sinking in
the shaft had to be suspended.
A miners home for the benefit Of the
INDECENT and homeless miner is soon to
be established by private aid at Denver,
Colorado. Realizing the comforts which
are soon to be enjoyed by cur neighbor
miners by reason Of their infirnlties, we
find occasion to mention our home insti-
ttltions for their charitable real
zations but for the enioyments he miner
may realize for his Investment made.
The miners Of the Granite Mountain and
Bi- Metallic companies, for the SUM of
sl.23 per month have access to the care
and supervision Of competent physicians
ald surgeons at a neatly arranged hos
pital. The amount levied by the COM
panies, although it met with opposition
MANY employ aaac c's isgiltfh With pleasure by the
reading room and bath r'Ea-.: :,1'..22 ia the
find large emporium fitted out with
periodicals, newspapers (all the dailies Of
the state). also sporting goods. embracing
all the common games of pleasure. The
bath room consists of plunge, supplied
by>an incessant flow of lake water. Both
departments are handsomely oarpeted,
and lighted by electricity. This mag
nihcent palace was built by the
Granite Mountain Mining company, de-
signed by Supt. Weir. They exact %
cents per month from each employe,
which IS applied on expense. 6. W.
Roynton is the librarian Star.
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Erie Employees Make Demands.

NEW YORK, Nov. a4.-The grievance
committee Of 43, representing the dis.
satisfied employees of the Erie system,
has arrived in this city from Buffalo,
and all the Old rumors of q railroad
strike were started anew. The executive
committee called at the office of the
Erie road and saw President King and
some of the other officers of the COM
pany. The men presented their old de-
mands, the most important one Of
which was the reduction of the limit of
regular work from twelve to ten ho1rs
a day. The officers treated the commit
tee with much courtesy, but told them
plainly and firmly that the answer
given long ago was final. Members of
the committee refused to say whether or
not there would be q strike,
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Up IN THU MILLIONS
Failure Of a BIG Rolling
Stock Company.
LIABILITIES AMOUNT 70 $3,el6'OOO
Tsle Failure isrecipit:ted by Coliee-
tiens and the Depression Of the
Money Nzafket-Thc Gould Com
nsne said to Rave Captured Nearly
All the TranseOntlnental Lines
Other Felagraphie News.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Ths United States
Rolling Stock company, having large
plant at Hegewisch, has been placed in
the hands Of receiver. The liabilities
are given at $3,s16,000. Attorney J. L.
High, Of the company, says the failure
precipitated by collections and the de-
preston in the money market. The
company was organized in New York in
1871 with capital stock Of $4,000. 900,
for the purpose Of leasing the rolling
stock of the Atlantic and Western rail-
road. When this concern went into the
hands Of receiver it distributed it's
business more widely and also went
into the manufacturing business. AT
the present time it has
Extensive Works at Hegewisch,
near Chicago: Urbana, Ohio, and An
niston, Ala. It's stock is largely held in
England to the extent it is said, of fully
two-thirds. For several years it paid
large dividend but for the past ten or
twelve years it has been compelled to
pass each dividend day. In 1887 it
scaled down its inventory and reduced
its capital stock to $3,00G,o 600 but
in the following year it increased it
by another million. OF this 4600,e00
was issued for which it received $780,
600 in cash and the machinery, forge,
foundry and car works Of Noble Bros.
e Co., Of Anniston, Ala, representing
$150,000 additional. Up to this time it
had been understood in financial circles
and by the mercantile agencies that the
company was on fair basis, although
neither its operations Or It's profits had
been as large as formerly. A request in
August last from commercial agency
for a copy Of its annual report was re-
fused on the ground tnat the document
would first have to be submitted to the
the English stockholders.
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WAR ON ARMOUR'S SCHEME.
Plans Prepared for Establishing Nam
Packing Houses at Chicago.

Plans Prepared for Establishing Mann
Packing Houses at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. "a 1t is stated on
good authority that the Union Stock
Yards and Transit company have de-
clared war on Armour. Swift, Morris
aud Libby, the Big Four" packers, who
recently purchased a large tract Of land
in Indiana for the purpose of erecting
stock yards in competition with the
Union Stock Yards Of Chicago. The
latter corporation propose to compete
with the Big Four" backed by the
Vanderbilts, Of New York, and the
Thayers, of Boston. Already plans have
been prepared for the erection Of the
largest dressed beef esta blishment in the
world. The new house will be located
on q hundred acres of land northwest Of
the present stock yards. This land was
recently purchased for the sum of $780,
900. The plant will cost about $1,000
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THE LEDGEA
Our Mining Edit0r's Weekly
Contribution.
SEVERAL MINING CLAIMS BONDED
JesEa'. VI MarreN Secures q Bond
en- fs,e Famous Altoona and Cssal-
cedony G!aiins-.s. M. Earsiee, Allan
AcDonneIl and Jelln j. Weiei,
Bond the gHassMarl.-'The Esi-yae-
taisic 40. Sinking Il Third SHAFT
SEVERAL MINING CLAIMS BONDED
Another Ri-Metallic Shift.

Last Monday the Bi-Metallic com
pany commenced the sinking of two
compartment shaft on the Fanny Par
nell lode, and the foundation for a spa
clous shaft-house is being laid. The
above claim is located about six hundred
feet northwest from the Elizabeth hoist,
and is supposed to be on the Granite
vein. This is the third shaft the Bl-NTe-
tallic company have under way on the
vein. and 1t is the opinion of some people
that these new shafts are being sunk for
the purpose Of determining their supply
of smelling ore preliminary to the con
struction Of smelter.
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Killed in the Granite.

Tuesday afternoon, between the hours
OF and o'clock, John Myers, a MINER
in the Granite mine, was instantly killed
bv a cave in the breast of a stope be-
tween the sixth and seventh levels.
Mr.. Myers went on shift at 3 o'clock,
and was working alone in the stope when
the accident happened. The ground
that cavea in was from a hanging wall
several feet over him, and large boulder
in falling struck him On the head crush
ing the skull and causing instant death.
The cause Of the accident was entirely
unavoidable, and was not due to any
carelessness on the part Of Mr.. Myers or
the mine management. The wall that
caved was supposed to be perfectly safe.
but had most likely become shattered
from recent blasting III that part OF the
mine.
This is the first fatal accident that has
ever occurred Iii any OF the Granite
stones from caving, winch fact alone eX-
plains the extreme carefnIness OF the
company and Workmen IN making Ill
underground work substantial.
The deceased was about thirty years
old and unmarried. He came to this
country from Germany about three years
ago. and nothing can at present be
learned regarding bis family, except that
they reside in Germany.
The funeral took pla :e yesterday after
noon under the direction Of the Miners
| Union. of which organization the de
ceased was an active member.
On Monday, the 18th OF this month.
at the parsonage Of the Catholic church
in Deer Lodge. Father DeRyehere
united in marriage Archie McPhail and
Miss Annie Porter. both of this place.
The happy pair returned during the
week and have taken up their residence
on the ranch Of John Rains, up the val
| ev. The MAIL joins with their many
friends in wishing them long life of
weeded happiness.
It seems that The MAIL was some
what in error last week in censuring the
water company for turning the water off
| without giving any notice. We are in
formed by the officers of the company
that the town authorities had so ordered
it while making some improvement on
the street below. and the company were
ipnorant of the fact of its being turned
off
Sam Ritchie, a prominent Mining
man ia the First Chance district, made a
visit to Philipsburg Tuesday. MI
Ritchie is still pursuing operations OH
the Minnie Palmer, and is as confident
as ever that his mine Will eventually prove
a success.
Mrs. Jennie Finnegan departed dur
ING the week for her home IN Michigan
CITY. Indiana, where she intends residing
permanently. The lady was accompanied
part way on her journey by James Nc
Iptosh. former resident of the Burg
It seems to be the opinion among q
number of our citizens that the water
propositions OF the Philipsburg Water
Company and c. H. Martlen be submit:
ted and voted upon before the council
grants either franchise.
DR.. W. n. Pittwood, the dentist, has
removed his office from the Cennol
building to the Hyde block, where he
will continue doing professional work
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minneapolis Milling,

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 24.-The -four out
put last week, says The Northwestern
Miller. was next to the largest On rec
ord. For the week ending Oct. Is. 1888.
the mills ground 1s7 900 barrels aud last
week 1s5, ,O50 barrels, against ls9, $50 bar
rels the week before, l64 800 barrels for
the corresponding time in 1899, and
al, 200 barrels in 1888 The Pillsbury
mills alone made 7o,74s barrels. There
were nineteen mills in operation
Wednesday. They were grinding at the
rate Of about 500 barrels per twenty
four hours. The export shi prnents last
week were 1900 barrels, the largest
amount in long time.
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Mechanics Buried Beneath
Tons of Brick.
FORTY-FlTE RESCUED STILL ALIVE
NanSled and bleeding, Many Must
DIe-sFsie Dead Body in Sight in
the sfebris-s7any Mere Believed
to Be There Xet-Fire in q Chi.
cago Tiapater-The Audience Did
Not kaaSw 1t Until After the Show

JERSEY CITY, n. j.. Nov. 24.-The
wall of new brick building which
Wells. Fargo & Co. are erecting on
Pavona avenue near Cole street sud
denly tell at $3.50 d. H., burying large
number of Workmen in the debris. The
police, firemen and ambulances were
soon on the spot and the work of extri-
eating the buried men commenced.
From
Underneath the Big Pile of Brick
and timbers were heard faint calls for
help. We are being crused to DEATH"
For Gods sake help us out" While
willing hands tore away the bricks from
the MANNED limbs Of the men under
meath. others pulled away iron girders
and heavy blocks of wood. AS fast as
the amhulances arrived the injured
men We're put into them and sent to the
hospital. BY 1880 eight masons, twelve
iron workers aud fifteen laborers had
been taken out and sent to the hospital.
Owing to the confusion their names
could not be learned The injuries Of
some are regarded as 1atal ana IL Is
probable.
A Number Of Them W Ill Die.
One man is known to be dead, his body
lying crushed beneath the heavy iron
girders and the first floor. Thus far
the men have been unable to pull tho
girders off him The mason work was
being done by Michael Brennan and at
the time Of the crash he was superln
tending. but was uniniured. The iron
work was being done by Post & Me.
Cord, Of New York. It is understood
that the iron girders which We're used
in the construction of the building were
entirely too heavy for the brick work
and their weight tore down the east
wall while the other two remained
stauding The injured men are still be-
ing taken out and it is believed there
are yet a number in the ruins.
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Play in = Chicago Theater Continued As
Usual, Though the Building Was

Play in Chicago Thester Continued as
Usual, Though the Building Was on
Fire.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24-The magnificent
Studebaker building, Nos. 205 to zoo
Michigan avenue, had narrow escape
from destruction. AS it was the fire
did a damage Of several thousand dol
lars to the fine stock of carriages, sleighs
and wagons with which the building is
stored from top to bottom. At 10
o'clock the tile started in the basement
OF the building and steadily increased in
strength, sending forth volumes Of
smoke, which filed the corridors Of the
Auditorium hotel, creating quite panic
among the guests, until their fears were
allayed by the employees of the hotel.
In the theatre all immense audience
was congregated, bat only those in the
stage knew Of the fire, but they were
assured that there was no danger Of the
fire spreading and went on with the
play. The bulk Of the fire was in the
basement and by great efforts Of the
tiren1en they had the flames under con-
troll in half an hour The damage is
estimated at $40 1000.
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From the date of commencement OF
operations on the property October :,
1sSO to Ju'y /, 1890, the total gross ex-
penditures of every kind, except dlyl-
dends, has been SIS, 5,542,4SS94, and the
total gross receipts have been $14,S2S,
1865 during the same period, says the
Granite Mountain Star of November -.
Including dividend No. 20, which was
paid October 10, 1890. the stockholders
have received S9,SOO,000 in dividends, be-
ing 90 per cent of the capital stock. The
output of the mine is 2,4S2 bars Of bull
lion, containing 3,743, 1927 ounces pure
silver, and S,439.e95 ounces pure gold
per eastern assay returns, sold for
$3,o04,739 46. Less express, refining and
commission charges S1Ol,S ,S5O.9l. Net
proceeds 1882 tons smelling ore, cor
tanning 31,356.73 ounces pure silver, and
I7.6O1 ounces pure gold, so, ,655.94; net
proceeds 1927 tons furnace Stag, con
tanning l2,367.S9 ounces silver. and 1O91e
ounces gold, S12,261.01. Amount re.
fused on account of litigation by parties
IN interest. S6,O9e.52. Total net receipts
S3,S73, ,SOS93. Total disbursements, S3,-
S72,600.5O. Balance cash at the Stats
Bank of st. Louis, July 81, 1880, ST, $50 A
By comparing the treasurer report with
that of last year, says President Rumsey
it will be noted that our receipts exceee
those of last year by S54O,3OOo9; and the
disbursements of this year exceeded those
of last year by $632, 2,45O.So. Their Mon
tana expenditures have increased about
365 per cent, which is a very slight gen
eral increase when the great increase
in depth is considered. The capita
stock of the company is S1o,00loOo. The
original valuation of their real estate &C
count is s1O,OOO,OOG, which, added t
property on hand, including lodes, mill
sites, ri ghts-of-way, ranches, roads, fumes
water-rights and works, bitches and dams
lumber, fuel, mills, effice. shops, build
ings, tramway, live and rolling stock, etc.
AMOUNTS to $l1 ,S73,998.29. It has beer
the policy of Supt. Weir to MAINTAIN
large ore reserves. To this end the Rub!
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Combination COMPANY.

Early IN the week a rumOr was clrcu
lated that the Combination company's
works at Black Pine were soon to dis
continue operations, and it is now
definitely understood that the greater
portion of the works of that company
ber.
Various rumors have been In clrcula-
ton pertaining to the causes OF this ac-
ton on the part of the company: the
most widely circulated Of which IS that
they canno afford to mine their ore at
the present price paid for silver (sl.o2)
Everybody knows that the Combination
company worked their mines constantly
for about three years while silver was
hardly worth more than 50 cents.
The shutdown means the laying Off OF
a number of men and the discOntinuance
OF the mill for time A portion OF the
miners will be kept at work, and as soon
as the showing Of ore will again justify
in starting the mill the operations will
all 90 on as usual. A new shaft is at
present being sunk on the Harrison lode.
where it was found by aid Of the diamond
drill that an ore body existed at depth
of about $50 feet, and the shaft is already
sunk 40 feet The sinking will be con-
tinued until the body is reached, when
all the work wi / most likely so ahead
again. In the meantime the develop
ment work will be continued in the
Harper shaft in the various slopes and
levels.
About 200 men have been employed by
this company, and last month their pay
roll amounted to upwards of $1,000
The greater portion of the men at Black
Pine live in the boarding houses. There
are however. about thirty families IN the
camp, and for the accommodation OF
their children Superintendent Akers re-
Gently provided school House with a
competent teacher, which institution
will continue. During the past year
there have been more improvements
made at Black Pine than ever before IN
it's history, and it would not seem reason
able to suppose that the shut down is
anything but temporary. Last TUESDAY
the regular shipment of bullion was
made from the mill, consisting of fifteen
bars.
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CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-Little Kate Rohr,
2 years old was fatally hurt and Marcia
and Frances kutcll, 6 and 8 years old,
respectively, were terribly injured by =
runaway horse at the corner Of West
Chicago avenue and Sangamon street.
The runaway horse turned into Sanga-
mon street and dashed upon the side
walk where :. bavy Of little girls were
playing. Little Katie ltohr was knocked
Violently to the ground Her skull was
fractured and thig! broken, She will
S,n
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The Hasmark claim located about one
mile east of the town of Easmark and
one mile north of Granite was bonded
during the past week to J. K. Pardee
Allan Mcdonald and John Welch. The
bond was given by the Kaiser Bros and
Lyge Bergeron and extends for sixty
days, at the expiration of which it is e1-
pected the complete purchase will be
made, the property is being thoroughly
prospected now. three eight-hour shifts
OF miners having been put to work.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. IA
special from Webster says that Deputy
Marshal Sange was shot and instantly
killed there by 4. f. Buford, whom he
tried to arrest for violation of the postal
laws in sending threatening letters and
postal cards through the mails.
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SIX IN THE SOUP.
A Group of Southwestern Banks Forced
to the Wall.


to the Wall.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 24.-It is reported
here that an extensive bank failure has
occurred, involving no less than six
Southwestern concerns, which were
under one management. They are the
Newton National bank, at Newton,
Kan, with branches at Guthrie, Nor
NAL, Elreno, Saltwater and Whitewater.
A short time ago run was made on the
Guthrie bank, but the Newton bank
went to its rescue and met all claims
presented. Since that time the credit
of the whole group of banks has been
more or less impaired. The failure was
precipitated by the Kansas City banks
withdrawing their support. Thursday
the Newton bank was taken possession
Of by the federal authorities and Friday
the Guthrie bank closed its doors, while
the Whitewater concern is i'll the hands
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!. VI. Merrell obtained a bond this
week on the Altoona and >Chatcedony
claims for six months, from John Ward.
Mike Cunningham, J. l.. Heron, and
N. H. Connolly. The above property IS
located near the old San Francisco work
ings and offers a good showing Of ore.
The development work has commenced
and will be continued until the expiration
Of the bond
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CALEDONIA Mimi, Nov. 4.-P. j.
smallev. late secretary of the Democratic
state central committee. has sold his
Caledonia Argus to w. D. Belden, who
managed Congressman-elect Harries'
campaign. Mr. Smalley will enter the
newspaOer field at st. Paul,
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Under the Locomotive wheels.

ST. Paul. Nov, 24.-J. w. Imeson,
gsucer of the distillery at South st.
Paul and vice president of the Veterans
union. accompanied by Mrs. Imeson,
was driving across the tracks at South
st. Paul, when his carriage was struck
bv switch engine, throwing Mr.. Ime-
son under the wheels. He received IN
iuries from which he died within a few
hours. Mrs. l,neson was seriously but
not fatally injured.
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Cantnraa EarsIarz at Work.

DALLAS, Tex. Nov. ?4.-Friday night
burglars were discovered IN the business
house Of Coleman < Wahner, and after
. desnerate struggle, in which dozen
Shots we're exchanged the police cap
tured the r11tfians. Later the police
csn+urpd three men suspected Of bur
alarizing houses in the residence portion
If tha civ. They we're loaded down
With watches. iewelly and clothing.
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San FRANCISCO, Nov, 24.-At meet
ing of the state board Of trade it was de-
cided to send agents to Manitoba, North
Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kan
sas and canvass the trans-continental
trains and supply travellers with Califor-
MIA Immigration literature.
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of an examiner. Nothing has been
heard from the Elreno, Norman or Still
water banks The assets Of the Newton.
Guthrie and Whitewater banks are be-
ieved to be equal to the liabilities and
t1on'sn thv eli, % he nsis 3 dnIIar @ far aa,lsr
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E;ev Out the Gas.

MIySEApoLis, Nov. 24.~Jolln Lund-
berg, Milbanic, S. D., hotel keeper.
staid all night at friends house here,
and shortly before noon was found dead
IN bed. having evidently blown out the
gas
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Il. Strows has put an excellent piano
in his place of business and secured the
services of musician to operate 1t. and
the strains can be heard nightly, liyen
ing things up considerably.
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New Hampshire to Have an Extra Session.
CONCORD, N. H, Nov. 24.-The gov
ernor and council voted to cab a special
session Of the legislature on Tuesday,
Dec, 2.
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GOULC'S RAILROAD TRUST.

Nearly All the Transceatipenfal Lines
-,-- Said t. Hss W: ynoES4t oES4t.-It is stated that
an alliance has been formed between the
interests represented by George c. Ma
goun, Of Kidder, Peabody & Co., Jay
Gould, C. P. Huntington and the Stand
ard Oil party, that all the roads owned
or controlled by them individually or
jointly will be operated together prac-
tically under Gould's direction. This
alliance includes the Southern Pacific.
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, North
ern Pacific, Atchison, Wabash, Kansas
and Texas, Texas Pacific and many other
roads.