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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-07-06
THE GREAT STRIKE.
TROUBLE AT PULLMAN HAS TIED UP
MANY IMPORTANT ROADS. >

The West Principally Anected-Cause Of
the strike Fully Recited--The Govern
ment's Attitutlc-Organized Labor i'll
Sympathy-Local Effect of the Tie-up.
The past ten days has witnessed the
Inauguration of what will undoubtedly
prove the most serious and far-reaching
labor strike known to history At this
writing there is practical suspension OF
railway traffic and railway mail service
on threefourths Of the roads of the Uni
ted States west Of Cincinnati, and daily
accessions are being made to the number
whose employees have quit work in obe-
dience to orders from that most potential
of all labor organizations, the American
Railway Union. u... ..
The seriousness Of the situation cannot
be readily comprehended. The arteries
of a commerce Of incomprehensibe vast
ness are all butss completely clogged.
Throughout the great trade centres Of
the middle west, where throbbing and
laundering engines and Kissing steam,
tIA Ntty tt1Ah'4s nave CSS1 tthtCStSN
the resources of ineXhaustible fields and
ranges and mines beyond, all is as silent
and inactive as though the fruits Of agri-
cultural industry, the cattle on the hills
and the products Of the mines had been
swept away by a mighty cataclysm.
In the farther west, including the
Rocky Mountain region and the Pacific
coast complete commercial paralysis has
set in. Not wheel is turning on any of
the roads. The requirements Of the or
dinary exchange of commodities will at
once bring into requsition all available
means of transportation, and if the strike
is to be continued indefinitely, as now
seems probable, 'the good old days" Of
the stage coach and the bull-team will
be directly upon US. There is surpris-
ngly little regret expressed at the pros
pect of this condition, though it is not to
be denied that fortnight's forewarniny
would have enabled the people Of these
more remote sections to have been better
prepared for a long siege Of freight sus-
pension from the east.
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dark, there was a very creditable dis
play Of fireworks at the park, after
which those who cared to do So remained
Tor further dancing, which was continued
until late hour. Many of the business
houses were tastefully decorated with
flags and bunting and Old Glory Hoated
from many . housetop. There was fre-
quent booming Of anvils throughout the
day and evening and Young America
armed with less formidable explosives.
held full sway. Altogether the day was
well spent and as enjoyable as it would
have been had trains been running and
the town filled with strangers.
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tentions OF this nature, the sympathics Of
the administration are all on the side Of
the railway corporations. Preparations
are making to send government troops to
the assistance of United States marshals
who, with union men, will attempt
to move trains on roads in the hands Of
receivers appointed by the federal courts.
The attempt is being made to have it ap-
pear that the A. r. U. is interfering with
the transportation Of United States mails,
but the effort is altogether impotent for
the reason that in all cases the union
men have come forward with offers to
run engines with the mail cars attached: !:
and if the railway companies decline
such offers, persisting in determination
to run no trains without Pullman cars at
tached, the responsibility Of the failure to
move the mails rests entirely with them
selves. 1t may safely be assumed that
the government will be slow to offer in
terference by sending armed troops
against unarmed citizens, except, per-
haps, as u precautionary means to guard
against possible destruction of property.
The sympathies Of the masses are with
the strikers and if the government at
Washington is possessed to any consider
able degree of that rare but very
essential attribute commonly designated
as s'horse sense" it will realize that the
employment Of government troops ag-
gressively at this time is as the pressin 9
OF q torch to intiammable material.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-07-06
IN MINING CIRCLES.
A LOCAL AND GENERAL REVIEW OF
THE LEADING INDUSTRY.

Gratifying Showing of the Mammoth
Washington Gulch Placers-
Local and General Mining Notes.
Edwin Simpson, superintendent of the
Mammoth, was over from Sunset several
days this week. Sinking on the main
shaft Of the Mammoth has been suspend
ed for the present owing to heavy flow
OF water and development is now con-
fined to an incline shaft on the lead
which has reached depth of eighty
feet In this shaft an ore chute nearly
three feet in width has recently been
encountered assays from which range
over 5000. Previous development has
demonstrated the continuity of this chute
and it now only remains to get mill on
the property to place it in the list Of
Moutapa's profitable producers. Arrange
ments to this end were about completed
when the railroad strike came On and
will be consunlmated directly traffic IS
resumed. The successful outcome Of
the Mammoth is particularly gratifying
to the people of this community for the
reason that greater portion of the stock
is owned here. It is the first considerable
development Of any Quartz property III
that section and, it Is reasonable to
assume, its showing will stimulate further
investments that will in time result in
the upbuilding of a prosperous and pop
ulous camp.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-07-06
RAN AMUCk- THE MARSHAL.
Bob Reid Knocks Out Jap Who Tries
=. to CarNe Him With Il Hatelet.

Bob Reid Knocks Out IL Jap who Tries
to Carve Him With Il Ratchet.
A row in the Chinese quarter, early
Sunday morning, came very nearly result
ing seriously for Bob Reid, who was act
ing as town marshal at. the time Re-
spending to a call from police whistle,
he hasteneA TO the house occupied by a
Japanese prostitute and a male compan
Ion, where lie found everything in a high
state Of confusion as result of some one
throwing heavy stones against the door.
Not understanding the nature of the
trouble, and while parleying with the
woman in an effort to effect al entrance
to the house, the male Jap, who had evi-
IDENTITY been in pursuit Of the offending
stone-thrpwers, returned and without
further ceremony made vicious attack
on Bob with a hatchet. Fortunately for
the latter and thanks toy his physical
prowess he was able to knock out his
assailant but not before he had received
a deep cur on one of his arms and another
Oh the leg. He landed the pair in jail.
1t was later ascertained that the Jap's at
tack was til result OF his mistaking Bob
for the person who assailed the door with
stones. Bob was armed and surprise is
expressed that he did not kill the Jap, as
he would have been perfectly justified in
doing undet the circumstances.
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Awarded Him Damages.

The juryin the district court at Helena
has given Charles Kelly q verdict for
$4,000 damages against the Fourth Of
July Mining company for injuries sus-
tained through the fan of roof in the
mine in M ny, 1891. Kelly is helpless
cripple, having had part Of his spinal
column removed The mine is in Wash
ington, butts owned by Montana parties.
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Washington Gulch placers.

Forbis f. Irvine and Julian Smith
spent Sunday afternoon and Monday
night in Deer Lodge, en- route from
Washington Gulch to Butte. They car
rled with them Il very substantial clean
up from the placer workings in which
they are interested there, but report the
ground not paying quite as we'll as
they had hoped.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-07-06

1t is only the extent Of this strike that
is out Of the ordinary. It's cause is the
common one-the absolute and persistent
refusal Of a rich and rapidly growing
richer corporation. the Pullman Car COM
pany, to pay its employees rate Of wages
sufficient to meet the ordinary cost Of
living. The Pullman company is sup
ported in its position by all the railway
companies under contract with it to
transport its cars, and they, in turn, es-
saycd at first to discharge those of their
brother members Of the American Rail
way Union at Pullman, had declared Il
boycott on that company's cars and re
fused to have anything to do with trains
to which they We're attached. The dis
charge OF these men, in it's turn, brought
out protest and then Il strike from all
the other union employees, and so it has
gone on until the tie-rp is now us nearly
complete as it well can be. A prominent
makes this statement concerning the
causes that have led up to the general
strike:
Last August the 1000 employees of the
Pullman car shops at Pullman and St.
Louis were notified that their wages
would be reduced from 30 to 70 per cent
Many Of the employees We're men with
families, occupying Pullman houses at
stiff rents and contributing from their
small wages to the beautifying of Pull
mans model town. These men demur-
red to the cut and suggested that the
rents Of their dwellings and the prices Of
provisions at the company's stores be also
reduced. The Pullman company paid no
heed to these requests and the reduction
was made. The American Railway Union
had been organized at Chicago two
months previous to the reduction. The
dissatisfied employees Of the Pullman
company Investigated its objects and de-
ciled to become members Since last
August the employees have been quietly
organizing themselves until nearly every
man and woman employed at the car
works are now members of the union.
When sufficient strength had been devel
oped demand was made on the com
pany for restoration Of living wages
The demand was treated with silent con
tempt and the boycott was then insti
tuted."
The gentleman also vouchsafed the
statement that the A. r. U. organization
represents a membership of quite 100000
at this time and he gives it as his opinion
that within a yeari it will include 100000
of the million railway employees in the
United States. PSI y
The Governments Position.
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RiSIeal at Basin.

A one-third interest in the Katie mine
at Basin has been sold to Messrs. King
and Russell, capitalists Of Springfield
Massachusetts, by Glass Bros, for $780,
900 cash. 1t is understood that Glass
Bros. bonded the whole claim from
kleinschmidt and ODonnell for soc, 900,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-07-06
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Patriotically Though Quietly Observed by
Citizens and NeighDoring Friends.
Deer Lodge celebrated the Fourth of
July in a quite way. There was a very
enjoyable basket picnic at Pavilion park
in which only the home folk and a fair
contingent Of neighbors and friends
from throughout the valley and county
participated. The Declaration of indie
pendence was read by Mr.. W. W. Good
man early the day, dancing was in
dulged in during the afternoon and eve
ming and, as soon as it was sufficiently
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The Governments Position.
The situation is causing serious alarm
at Washington where, as is usual in con-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
The SAUCY Insurgents.
They Fire Upon an American Launch
at Rio Janeiro- Yellow Jack
Appears on the Vessel

Rio JANERo, Feb. 10 On Tuesday
night last launch belonging to the
American cruiser Newark took ashore
from that vessel several sailors who
had been attacked by yellow fever.
The men were taken to the yellow fever
hospital and the launch returned to
the Newark. On her way back her
course took her close to the anchorage
of the merchant fleet Lying among
the merchantmen was the insurgent
steamer Marts. The latter fired three
shots at the launch, but all three were
wild, doing no damage.
The representative of the United
Press saw the captain of the Marte yes
tsrday ann questioned him as to why
he fired on the American boats. The
captain declared that he did not know
that the launch was American. This
statement, however, is not worthy of
beliet,as the launches belonging to the
American warships are easily dis
tinguished from those belonging to the
other warships and from other boats
that ply about the harbor.
After landing hor sick sailors, the
Newark, under orders of Rear Admiral
Benham, sailed for Monteyideo where
she will be disinfected. 1t is the opin-
ion OF those who know what sort of a
place this bay is during the yellow
fever season that the fact of warships
ought to anchor off Copacabanca, out
side the harbor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
They ARE IN HOT WATER.
Members Of the Connecticut State
Democratic Committee Accused Of
Violating the Assessment Act.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 1j.-SeV.
eral weeks ago the Democratic State
Central committee of Connecticut
issued circular addressed to the
federal and state officers Of that com.
monwealth. The circular requested
funds for campaign purposes and car
ried graduated assessment of from
p to 1Opsr cent. according to the salary
received by each official. With
in the past few days copies of the cir
cular have been laid before the civil
service commission. Commissioner
Roosevelt is now collecting information
regarding the personnel of the com
mlttee, whether any of its mum Der are
officers OF the government, and the
methoi OF distributing the circular.
The issuance of such circulars where
the purpose is specifically for political
purposes, is punishable both by fine
and imprisonment The law is very
specific 1t states that no eInploye of
the government shall directly or indi-
rectly solicit or receive, or be in any
manner concerned in soliciting any as
sessment, subscription or contribution
for any political purpose whatever from
any person receiving a salary from the
United States treasury
One of the members of the Connecti-
cut state central committee is Henry
Goddard, the United States collector at
Bridgeport. While it is not charged
that Mr.. Goddard sent out the clrcu-
lar, his connection with the committee
makes him amenable to the law, and
Commissioner Roosevelt is quoted this
morning as saying that the commission
had clear case against Mr.. Goddard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
Death OF AN ANARCHIST.
Martial Bourdin Horribly Mangled by
Explosives Carried in His Pocket

INplOslV5d OhTTlsu IN t1lS tOCK9L
LONDON. Feb Is "A loud explosion
was heard just after nightfall by the
keepers of Greenwich park, about six
miles from London bridge. A hasty
search led to the discovery of man
mutilated and groanug with pain on
the hilltop near the observatory. His
legs were shattered One arm had
been blown from his body and he had
been almost completely disemboweled.
As sOon as he became conscious of
the keepers presence he begged
them to help him or kill him. He be-
came inssnsible within five minutes
and ten minutes after being carried to
the Ssaman's hospital he died English
and French papers found in the mans
pockets showed that he was Martial
Bourdin, foreign anarchist. A pc
culiar powder in package which he
had carried with him WAS not recog-
nized by the police and it has been sent
to government experts for anlysis
A hurried investigation Of Bourdin's
life in London goes to show THAT he
was n member of dangerous anarch-
ist conspiracy, whose full details can
be- known only after careful police
work. He and his colleagues fire.
quented the notorious AutonomiS club
in Grafton street, Tottenham Court
road, and there, il ia supposed,
they Matched the plot which Bourdin
was to help execute by his contemplated
act in Greenwich. Detectives have
been watching the club hous, con.
stantly as we'll as a nearby house in
Windmill street, where many of tho
anarchist refugees have lodged The
occupants Of this house have been re.
Gently in constant communication with
anarchists on the continent.
The dodgers In the Windmill street
house apparently discovered few days
ago that they were watched, and sew.
eral OF them vanished on the morning
after tho explosion under the hotel
Terminus.
This afternoon n detective saw
Bourdin and another lodger enter
the house together and come out
half an hour later The unidentified
lodger hurried off alone, and Bourdin
took train for Greenwich. He car
risd with him undoubtedly the explo-
sives which caused his death. Bour-
din's exact intention in making his
trip to Greenwich has not been ascer
tanned.
The papers in his pockets give no clue
to II, although the first inference was
that he int ndsd TO blow up the ob =
Servatory, but was prevented from do
ing 30 by the premature explosion.
Bourdin apparently was about % years
old His clothes were OF fine texture
and he had thirteen pounds sterling in
gold in his pockets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
CAPITOL CORRIDOR CHAT.

No leakage is to be allowed on reimport-
cd whiskey.
The first announced midday reception at
the white house yesterday was largely at
tended.
Congressman Hatch IN confident that ho
will bo able to got his anti-option bill
through the house at an early day.
Crptain G.. It. Boal, who has the distinc-
ton of being the only medical storekeeper
in the army, will be retired on the 2bth
instant, and the Office will then oeaso to
exist.
Jerry Simpson will shortly introduce a
bill authorizing Labor Commissioner
Wright TO investigate the workings of the
single tax theory as applied to certain
section Of city yet TO be selected,
Tho Lighthouse board wants the S9,25l
spent yearly in lighting the statue OF
Liberty Enlightening the Worldn di-
verted to more important work, az that
light Is regarded ~ perfectly useless as q
beacon.
Postmaster Bssel opposes admission to
the mails as second-clas5 matter periodi-
cal publications Issued by or under the
auspices of regularly incorporated benevo.
lent societies, orders and institutions Of
learning,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
SITUATION Ar PLYMOUTH.
The Continual Fall Of Rock lnterfereS
with the Work of Rescuing
the Buried Miners.

WILKES BARRE, Feb. There are
no new facts regarding the terrible ac-
cident at the Gaylord mine in Ply
mouth since yesterday The rescuing
party are vigorously pushing the work
Of trying to reach the thirteen en-.
tombed men, and everything possible
is being done to unsNrth them. The
situation, as it is, is exciting, as the
men at work ara greatly Kindred in
their progress through the continued
fall Of rock snl coal. Up TO this even
ing very little of ths debris has bsea
handled, though reports are circulated
that they have penetrated through 400
feet of solid coal. which is not true.
A plan was adopted tonight by the
mine officials to enter the No work 60
ings Of the Delaware aud Hudson Coal
company adjoining If they can reach
the end of the gangway in this niue
where huge door connects with the
Gaylord workings, it is probable that
the rsscuing party may proceed to a
point within thirty feet of where the
men are supposed to be, and should the
air course not be chokei up with debris
from previous falls they may find the
men within the next two days.
To say the least the work of rescue
party is attended with the utmost dan
ger. The Gaylord niue has been
squeezing on more than ons occasion
today and number of falls have again
occurred, The situation as far as can
be ascertained from miners who know
these workings. is anything but en-
| couraging.
Another rsscuing party consisting of
100 men was formed tonight They at
once went to work on what ia known
as the old mountain opening and it is
| firmly believed that these men in this
particular place will make better head i,
way through the fall than the men
working on the lower end
Another fall took place tonight and
six Of the rescuiug party barely escaped
being killed. superintendent Picton
of the mine, whose son is one Of the
entombed men, became prostrated to-
day, and his life is said to be in danger.
The new rescuing party is reported
to be making big headway, but there
are no hopes of finding the men alive.
The Gaylord mine is ruined and can
never be operated in the future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
OEFRAuOING UNCLE SAM.
Valuable Imported Horsss Rated at Low
Prices to Avoid Of Duty.

Valuable Imp ored Horsss Rated at Low
Prices to Avoid Of Duty
BOSTON, Mass, Feb. IS The speci al
agents of the treasury department for
the district of New England believe
they have unearthed \ gigantic scheme
which has been worked with success
to defraud the United States govern
ment For some months past the
officials have been at work securing
evidence sgainst certain people who
were suspected Of importing valuable
horses from England in violation OF
the customs laws
They were successful in running
down the first case about week ago,
when they seized a,valuable unrSgis.
tered stallion ut Bangor, Ms, for un
der.v valuation. The horse WAS entered
Mt the port of Vanceboro, Me-. Mt $40
by 4. f. Bennett. claiming residence in
Topeka, Kas
1t is estimated that 800 valuable
horses ara imported from England an
nually, and Special Agent Smith claims
to have conclusive evidence that the
government has been dsfrauled to II
considerable amount by under. valua-
tion which he is now Investigating.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-16
IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.

Among the postal appointments yester-
day were the following for Pennsylvania;
Christopher Denmark, at Leona, Bradford
county.
Austin l.. Taggart, representative Of
Montgomery county, died at his residence
at King Of Prussia ut 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
At Sunbury, George Barnes was ar
rested charged with the mur Ter of Dstec-
tive James Harvey in July, 1893, at Syra-
cUse N. Y.
While walking on his way home last
night, John L. Johnston, OF Entriken, was
overcome by the intense cold and sought
shelter in stable. He was found there
this morning frozen to death.
By the breaking out Of molten iron and
ciuder at the Brooke Iron compauy's fur
mace az Birdsboro, Calvin Sheeler, James
Potts. James Hesser and Elan Reider
were seriously burned. Sheeler's injuries
may result fatally.
The Wyoming valley was yesterday Wis.
tied by another heavy snow storm which
commenced at an early hour. The fall in
Wilkes Barre was fully ten inches, while
reports from the country districts say that
in many places the snow is from twelve to
seventeen inches deep.
Brigadier General Richard W, johnson,
of st. Paul Mimi, and Miss julia A. NJ
Carson, well known school teacher Of
Catasauqua, were married mt the brides
home last evening. General johnson is u
native of Kentucky an1 retired officer Of
the United States army.
In the case of George Sleeman, n citizen
Of Huntingdon county, charged with de-
sertion aud non.support by his wife, who
came from England to compel him TO sup.
port her after separation Of twenty
years, Judge Simonton decided that the
Dauphin county court has no jurisdiction.
The Medical club, of Philadelphia, this
evening rendered q reception ami dinner
at the Hotel Mptropole to DIR. H. q. Nc.
Cormick, Of WilliRmsport president of
the Pennsylvania State Medical society, in
recognition OF his efforts and success in
securing the passage OF the bill providing
for the appointment of state board Of
medical examiners