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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
STRIKE ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED
Miners Insist on the Enforcement,
of the Columbus Scale.

Columbus, Ohio, July 5.-A general
strike of the United Mine Workers of
America has been ordered by the national
executive board and also by the district
presidents. The strike is ordered to en-
force the scale of wages agreed upon TO:
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
at the annual convention OF the United
Mine Workers at the convention held in
this city January II last. The scale
agreed upon at that convention wa:
Pennsylvania 60 cents per ton; Ohio, 60
cents; Indiana, 60 cents; Illinois, 90
cents.
The national executive board is com
posed Of Fred Dilcher, David H. Jenny,
Harry Stephenson, James NJ. Carson and
Patrick Dolan The district presidents
are w. T. Farmer, W. G. Knight, James
NJ. Carson and Patrick Dolan. M. d.
Ratchford is president of the national ex-
ecutive board; John Kate, vice president
and w. c. Pearce, secretary. All these
names are signed to the circular.
The officers here say $4,000 men are
involved as the proposed strikers. Presi-
dent Ratchford says this is the best time
to settle the question of wages, as dur
ing the summer the men can make
enough off their little garden patches to
obtain subsistence; the needs of clothing
are not so great as in winter.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
Active Beneficence.

Suppose man to be cold and unsym.
pathetic-he listens to tale Of woe
without experiencing any sorrow, and
beholds trouble without feeling any de-
sire to relieve it. ..>,,. ~. :
IF he waits for such emotions to fill
his heart and inspire him to action, lie
NAV wait in vain forever; but let hin
speedily begin to do kindly deeds, let
him force himself to help, though !. he
cannot pity, to be courteous and gentle.
even against his inclination, to promote
the happiness Of those he meets.
though he may not feel disposed to dc
so. If he perseveres in such course,
his heart will soften, his affections will
expand. his sympathies will be aroused,
and the benefcence to, which, he has
compelled himself will at length flow
naturally from a we'll spring Of benev-
o1ent feeling which has been formed
unconsciously within his breast. :,
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
NUMBER 46.
DOUBLE ROYAL WEDDING.
CEREMONY Followed by Most Unique
Feast of Modern Times.

| Max Won BinZer, who served as "a
Page at the Berlin Court" upon the oc-
cason of the double royal wedding, in
1877, graphically describes the cere-
mony and attendant festivities in the
Ladies Home Journal. "At IL o'clock
in the morning of the 18th Of Febru-
ary. 1871" he writes, ''the day Of the
wedding, we found ourselves posted
again en- espalier down the White
| Hail. AS the royal procession entered
the chapel adjoining a magnificent
chorus intoned one of Mendelssohn's
psalms. The illustrious group ranged
themselves before the altar, and Or.
pressive ceremony. AS the wedding
rings We're exchanged heavy artillery
doomed forth the Kings salue Of one
hundred and one guns. The royal fam
lilies exchanged congratulations, and
the cortege returned again to the
White Hall for a short reception, and
at 5 o'clock We were summoned again
for the great wedding banquet. Tn
questionably this banquet was the
most unique feast of modern times.
Covers for one hundred persons
were laid on tables arranged in the
form of horseshoe in the Hall Of
Knights None but those Of princely
blood We're to sit at these tables. The
most noble and distinguished vassals
of the Emperor were to serve their
royal master and his guests. The
Count Won W and myself were de-
tailed to Leopold, King of Belgium.
However, we We're but links in chain
of notables along which the viands
were passed to His Majesty. Next the
King, and Immediately back Of his
chair, stood the commander of an en-
tire army corps; next in the rear stood
a court chamberlain, to whom we
handed the various dishes He in turn
passed them to the General, who per-
sonally served King Leopold. The En-.
peror, William l., was served by the
most powerful mobiles of the Empire.
Count Won Stolberg Wernigerode,
game; Prince Won Pless, the Grand
Cup Bearer, filled His Imperial Majes-
tvs crystal goblet with the rarest
wines of the 'Naterland.' But, curious
ly enough, none Of the recipients Of
this remarkable homage seemed at
ease, with the exception Of H. r. H,
the Prince of Wales, who was evident
ly much interested in the Grand Ouch
ess Of Baden the lady on his right;
they alone talked and laughed In an
unconstrained manner. The wedding
ball followed this remarkable ban
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
DELEGATES VISIT SALT LAKE
First Train to Reach the City-Mam-
moth Street Parade.

First Train to Reach the City-Mam-
moth Street Parade.
Salt Lake, Utah, July 5.-rhe first of
the Christian Endeavor trains arrived
yesterday morning, the first delegation
being that from Ohio, 100 strong. Eleven
trains were delivered to the Rio Grande
Western at Grand junction between 3
and 1850 this morning. and ii more
trains are following them closely. About
5000 people arrived here from Grand
junction between 3 and Saturday after
noon, and 5000 more will arrive before
daybreak Monday by the same route. The
Maine and Canada delegations will an
rive here by Union Pacific at 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The Union Pacific
people moved ~ special trains from the
Missouri river between Wednesday even
ing and Friday noon. and it is estimated
that they carried 65 per cent of the
Christian Endeavor people to the Rocky
mountains on their two main lines. turn
ing over part OF the trains to the Denver
& Rio Grande at Denver and the remain
der to the Southern Pacific at Ogden
Every train was run on schedule time
without accident. The Southern Pacific
will take out of Ogden 50 special trains
between this morning and Tuesday morn
ing. The Oregon Short Line is bringing
in heavy trains from Montana and other
northern points.
Saturday ight thousands of strange
faces were to be seen on the streets. Res
taurants and lodging houses We're crowd
ed. The delegations arriving during the
day We're from Ohio, West Virginia, Kan
sas, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Yer
mont Canada, the Des Moines party, .na
Lucas Gowa) party, and Bullock s party
from Chicago.
Then additional trains arrived over
the Denver & Rio Grande Western up 70
noon on Sunday. This large traffic has
been moved without delay or mishap of
any character. 1t is estimated that $50
Pullman sleepcrs will be standing OH the
tracks at the stations here tomorrow
morning
A large majority of the visitors who
arrived Saturday went direct from the
depots to Garfield and Saltair bathing re-
sorts and then returned to the city.
Visiting pastors occupied pulpits in all
the churches of the city Sunday morning
and evening. The features of the day
were parade by the visiting Endeavor-
ers and grand mass meeting at 2:30 p.
m. in the great Mormon tabernacle at
which addresses were made by prominent
speakers.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
A CYCL LONE'S PATH IN MINNESOTA
Village of LOvvery Almost Destroyed
and Several Persons Killed.

st. Paul, July "A Glenwood, Mimi,
special to the Pioneer Press says:
A destructive cyclone passed through
the town of Reno about 2 o'clock. 1T
started about mile southeast of the vii
lage of Lowery, destroying farms and
part of the home of lvor Leigh. Every
building in the village of Lowery was in
jured, seven dwelling houses, depot,
church, elevator and butcher shop being
totally destroyed, while the railroad
tracks were twisted, telegraph wires We're
torn down and part of a mill was carried
away From Lowery the storm continued
in northeasterly direction to the farm
of Robert Peacock, where it made clean
sweep of all the buildings. Mrs. Peacock,
her daughter Nellie, and a boy named
Robert MCGOWAN were in the house,
which was carried about 90 rods All
were injured but will probably recover.
The next point of injury in the path OF
the storm was Thomas Andrews house,
where the family took refuge in the eel
lar and escaped with bruises. All his
farm buildings are a total wreck.
From here the cyclone moved about due
east to Sam Morrow s, where it left death
in it's path The family were preparing
to enter the cellar when the storm struck,
sweeping every vestige of the building
from the foundation, carrying the inmates
several rods back in the direction from
which the storm came. All the other
buildings were likewise scattered to the
four winds. OF the family of seven, Sam
Morrow died within an hour after the
catastrophe, being horribly bruised and
mangled, and 9-year-old daughter, An
ME, was found dead by the rescuing par
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
TO OPEN FOREST RESERVES.
Ex-President Cleveland's Order tt
lie MAlifiel.

Washington, July 2.-Much attention
has been paid recently by the general
land office to the preparation of rules
and regulations applying to the govern
ment of the various forest reserves, and
Commissioner Hermann has now formu-
lated these for the approval of the secre-
tary of the interior.
Prospecting, locating and devloping the
mineral resources Of the forest are per-
mitted. Lands for school houses and
churches are provided and waters for do
nestle, mining, milling and irrigation pur-
poses are also allowed. The construction
of wagon roads is authorized and the
right of way across the reserves for irri-
eating canals, bitches, fumes and reser-
voirs is permitted.
The mineral lands of the forest re-
serves are subject to location and entry
under the mining laws in the usual man
ner. The makers of mining locations are
authorized to fell and remove from their
mining claims any timber growing there
on, for actual mining purposes upon their
particular claim. The free use of timber
is allowed to bona fide settlers, miners,
residents and prospectors for minerals,
fire wood fencing, buildings, etc.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
BAD EXPLOSION IN TENNESSEE.
Nine Threshers Blown to Pieces and
Five Others Injured.

Hartsvi]le, Tenn, July IA frightfu]
boiler explosion occurred on the farm of
W. A. Allen, this county. by which nine
people were instantly killed and five bad
ly injured Allen and his men We're just
concluding the work of threshing wheat
and We're preparing to leave the field
when the explosion occurred, from what
cause is not known Some of the victims
were mangled beyond recognition and
pieces of the boiler were blown 700 yards.
Lindsey Aliens head was blown away
and has not been found. Wheeler, Dice
and Foley are certainly fatally injured.
w. A, Allen was member of the Trous-
dale county court and prominent man
in this section.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 35,OOO

The Grand Lodge Meeting of the Or
der in minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Mimi, July THE grand
lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks met yesterday. After a
few words of introduction by Grand Es
teemed Leading Knight Charles M. Foote
of this city, Hon. Frank M. Nye, also of
Minneapolis, made an address of welcome
in behalf of Governor Clough. Mayor
Pratt delivered over the city into the
hands of the visitors. An address of wei
come was made in behalf of the local
lodge by Exalted Ruler Harrison. Grand
Exalted Ruler Meadeck of Harrisburg
and jerome B. Fisher, grand tyler, re
sponded.
After the noon recess the grand lodge
met in secret session and listened to the
reports of the officers. Grand Exalted
Ruler Ditweiler's report commended,
among other things, a new constitution
and a new ritual. General Secretary Rey
nolds' report shows a membership now of
$4,000, an increase of 1000 during the
year. There is $4,000 surplus in the
treasury against $4,000 deficit three
years ago.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS ARRIVE
TrainlOads of Delegates Are Pour.
ing Into San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 1.-THE first OF
the procession of 40 trains bearing dele
gates to the great '97 convention of Chris
tian Endeavorers arrived yesterday and
at intervals of about an hour others pour
ed their loads of human freight into this
city all day long. AS fast as the dele
gates arrived upon this side of the bay
they were registered by a force of nearly
200 clerks and each individual was. given
card upon which his or her name, ad-
dress, denomination, church and San
Francisco quarters were filled in. The
days arrivals consisted of delegations
from Kansas, Maine, Connecticut, Yer
mont, Ohio and Nebraska.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
DEATH FROM EXPLODING BOILERS
Three Boilers in the Allegheny Salt
Works Cause Three Deaths.

Pittsburg, July 5-Three boilers at
the salt works of Haller, Beck & Co., in
Allegheny, exploded at s o'clock satur-
day morning. Two men were killed and
one badly injured. The names of the
killed are: Andy Pheuger and George
Krouse The injured ~one is John Ruff.
Inc explosion wrecked the plant and set
the works on fire. The cause of the cN-
plosion is not known.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
DECIDED HE HAD TOO MUCH BLOOD
Stockton. CAL, Maniac Performs q
Difficult Surgical Operation.

Stockton, Cal, July 5.-Thomas Bolts,
an inmate OF the state hospital for the
insane, died Friday night from the effects
of an operation performed by himself
in the loft of barn on the grounds
shortly after noon on Thursday. He Ia
bored under the delusion that he had
too much blood, and sharpening a case
knife made an incision in his groin and
took out % inches of intestine in two
pieces. IA and inches long. He was
discovered three hours later, having
walked distance of 300 yards. The hos
pital directors put the man under chloro-
form and performed the operation of sew
ing together the ends left by him, but
peritonitis had set in and the patient was
beyond recovery. The physicians say it
is the most remarkable case within their
knowledge.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
Dogs Understand Speech.

Dogs certainly understand speech.
man visiting a minister in Roanoke,
Va. was asked to see if he could bring
into the conversation the WORD "holes"
without attracting the notice OF the
minister's dog. He tried it more than
once, not emphasizing or making the
word louder than any of the others.
The first time the word was spoken the
dog looked apprehensively at the SPEAK
er. The second time he rose, curled his
tail between his legs and stood watch
full. while the third time "hoies" fell
upon the air he left the room with
shame printed all over him. The eX-
planation given by the minister was
that the dog had dug holes on the front
lawn and been sharply reproyed, YER
bally. for it. Another dog that killed
tame duck was not whipped, but scold-
ed. and now every time he hears the
word duck he will rise and crawl
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
ATTEMPTED TO MURDER DAUGHTER
A Discouraged Man Drinks Prusstc
Acid and Dies.

Los Angeles, Cal, July w. B. Peter
son, formerly employed in the freight de-
partmcnt of the Santa Fe railway, but
lately out of employment, attempted to
murder his eight year-old daughter this
morning and then committed suicide. Be-
fore the deed was committed he told the
child of his plan and persuaded her that
she would be able to see her mother, who
is dead, if she took poison with him. He
made her drink carbolic acid and drank
prussic acid himself. The girl was taken
to the hospital and although her tongue
and throat were burned by the acid and
she suffered great agony, her life was
saved
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
CLATsOP COUNTY OFFICER SHORT
S2O,OOO Used in His Mercantile Busi.
ness-COunty Loses Nothing.

Astoria, Or, July 7.-B. L. Ward, treas
urer of Clatsop county, is short almost
$4,000 in his accounts. The county will
lose nothing as bondsmen are good Ward
had a good reputation, was partner in the
firm of Howell & Ward, merchants. The
store has been turned over to the bonds
men and both men decided all their rea]
estate to them as well. Wards friends
claim Howell used the money in the
firms business under general power of at
torney; others say Ward knew about it
and was to blame. The county court
will meet tomorrow and investigate.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
y,ct,m. of Floods in France.

Paris, July 5.-Fourteen bodies have
been recovered from the floods caused by
the rising Of the river Garonne, most OF
them being found near Auch, on the river
Gers. west of Toulouse It is feared 9th
ers have been drowned, as many houses
have been swept away. The floods are
now subsiding.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
VICTIMS OF THE BLAZING SUN.
No Abatement of the TOrrid Weather
in Eastern States.

Chicago, July 5.-The wave of tori,
weather under which the central state;
sweltered last week showed no abatement
yesterday. From Pittsburg to Kansas
City and from Chicago south cloudles:
skies and blazing sun left record o.
prostrations and death which has seldom
been equaled for the early days of July
Throughout the entire district the mer
curry registered close to 100 in the shade
during the day, and the number of pros
trations ran into the hundreds. In Chi
cago the mercury registered close to sc
degrees for the greater part of the day
and there were over score of p-ostra-
tions At midnight a severe thunderstorm
swept over the city, sending the mercury
down several points and bringing a vel
come relief.
Two men were killed by the heat dur
ing the fternoon-Lambert Ludperg, a
carpenter, and Henry Behlin, teamster
Several other cases are critical.
William Sullivan, laborer, dropped
dead in his home in Lowe avenue tonight
as result of the extreme heat, making
the third heat fatality.
Great Suffering in Ohio.
Fifty proslrations and 20 deaths were
reported in Cincinnati. Thermometers
recorded from lO2 to JOG in the shade
At Dayton the heat was from 100 to
ITO degrees. There were two deaths and
many prostrations.
Upper Sandusky-S5 at a. m. and los
at p m.
Toledo-July was the hottest July
day in 80 years. The thermometer regis
tered 80 and instruments on the streets
indicated temperature of from no to
rs
st. Louis.
st. Louis, July 5.-For the last three
days st. Louis has had weather which
even the citizens admitted was hot. There
was also sufficient humidity to lay the
dust, but those three days were cold stor-
age compared to the Fourth. At mid
night Saturday the mercury stood at Sc
and it got no lower. At sunrise today it
went to so, went to 100 later, and now
at II o'clock at night is 80 degrees on
the streets. There has been great suf-
fering but only three men were prostrat-
ed on the streets No fatalities have been
reported.
Pittsburg's Hottest Day.
Pittsburg, July 5.-Yesterday was
Pittsburgs hottest day, but owing
fatalities nor serious prostrations
to the exceedingly low humidity no
resulted. The government ther
mometer registered 9s4 as the
maximum, which was reached at 5 p. M.
Local street thermometers showed the
mercury ranging between l0S and liz al
most the entire day.
Heat Flooded Building.
Detroit, July 5.-The extreme heat
beating down through the skylight yes
terday afternoon caused the blowing out
of two automatic fire plugs. The torrent
of water thus released flowed down
through the building, damaging the dry
goods stock of Burnham, Slopel & Co.
and the clothing stock of the Peerless
Manufa facturing Company to the extent
of nearly 100000. The fire plugs were
set to escape at a temperature of 100 de:
grees.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
WORST STORM EVER WITNESSED
Houses Washed Into the Lake al
Duluth.

Duluth, July 5.-iIhe worst storm ever
witnessed occurred Friday night. The
rainfall broke all records. All creeks run
ming through the city are raging tor
rents. Several houses were carried out to
the lake but the occupants escaped. The
power house of the street railway was
flooded and all traffic stopped. Traffic
stone culvert and several hundred feet
of the Northern Pacific track was wash
ed out near Brainerd.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
THE PRESIDENTS MOTHER INJURED
Mother Mckinley Fell on the Door

Mother Mckinley Fell on the Door
step. Cutting Her Head.
Canton, Ohio, July 6.-President Nc
kinley took stroll through the yard be-
fore the sun was high, and shortly after
joined his mother, who was sitting on the
front porch. Mother Mckinley, in walk
ing on the porch on piece of straw car
peting, slipped and fell, striking her fore
head on the door step. Although So years
old, she was not so stunned but she was
able to arise in few moments, and wash
ed away the blood. A doctor was sum-
moned, and found the cut so deep as to
require sewing up.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
Making an Artificial Skin.

A process has been patented in Ger
MANY for making a substitute for the
natural skin for use in wounds. The
muscular coating of the intestines Of
animals is divested Of mucous mem.
brane and then treated ina pepsln SO.
luton until the muscular fbers are
half digested. After a second treat.
ment with tannin and ga]lfc acid a
tissue is produced which takes .,'the
Mace Of the natural skin, and which.
when laid on the wound, is entirely abb
sorbed during the healing process.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
Linton Defeated Stocks.

Paris, July 5.-Twenty thousand spec
tators witnessed the splendid contest be-
tween Tom Linton and J. W. Stocks, the
bicyclists, at the Velodrome de la Sere
The distance was about 81 miles. Linton
won by half lap in 81 minutes "a 80
seconds.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
THE LAW OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS.
important Decision in Case from
Yakima County.

Olympia, Wash, July 6.-The supreme
court has affirmed judgment in = case
of j. NJ Benton ct al. VS.. p. A. Johncox
ct al. appellants. This was an action in
stltuted in the superior court of -eNima
county by plaintiff, riparian proprietor
of the Ahtanum river to restrain certain
of the appellants from diverting the Wa
ters of tnat stream to their land oi,oila,
relief Was ought by a number of other
parties, and all the actions were joined
in this consolidated case. The court
holds that the respondents are entitled to
the common law rights of riparian pro
prietors as against subsequent appropria-
tions of the water, from the date of their
occupancy with intent to acquire the
title of the government in pursuance OF
law
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
Franco-Russian Union.

Paris, July 5.-The Figaro says that in
the letter of Emperor Nicholas inviting
President Faure to visit him at St. Peters
burg. he refers significantly to "the bonds
that are henceforth to unite France and
Russia"
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10

Pan-Amertcan Tourists Mt St. Louis.
st. Louis, July 5.-The Pan-American
tourists spent as restful sunday as the
boom and sputter of guns and tirecrack-
ers would permit. The formal farewell to
St. Louis was made at the Spanish Club
tonight. The visitors left for Chicago.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-10
shaftine Department Burned.

Cincinnati, July 5.-A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Akron, Ohio,
says the shafting department of the Ak
ron Iron and Steel Companys worAs LAS
been completely destroyed by fire. Loss
100000, covered by insurance.