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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-15

The first king salmon caught this
season sold Wednesday for $50. 90.
Some Indians brought in three moose
and caribou Tuesday. The meat
sold for 40 cents per pound
Log cabins in Dawson are renting at
$15 per month. with none in the mar
ket. New comers are obliged to raft
in logs and build their own cabins.
Claim 26. above Discovery, on Bon
anza Creek, still maintains it's great
output. Mitchell and Densmore are
working % men on it, and the dirt
washes out about ~, 900 to the box
Oscar Ashby and w. Leak were
offered $150,O00 for their claims last
week. The offer was refused. They
say that their ground is worth as much
to them as to anyone else, and is not
in the market.
As high as per cent per month is
being paid for money at present in
Dawson City. Because Of the high
rate of interest much gold will re-
main on the Klondike that otherwise
would be exported.
Bert Hudson was down on Monday
from Claim No 6, on BONANZA Creek.
Two weeks ago, while drifting along
bedrock, he opened up sink pocket
which has yielded to date something
over fifty pounds in gold. He de-
posted his dust at the Company s
store.
The latest news from Sand Bottom
Greek has it that the pans are running
from $50 to 5000 per wash. Joseph
Rranard cleared 81, 200 in four pans.
the last one yielding nearly $3.50. This
is the claim that Alex. Orr sold for
$40 900 before it had been well pros
peted.
! A little excitement was occasioned
in the new Hunker Creek district last
week by reason Of a strike for higher
They were receiving ST. 80 per hour
consultation their demand was granted.
Frank Belcher, of Pennsylvania,
aged % years. died Wednesday night,
of typhoid fever. He had about *25,
900 slowed in his cabin, and had just
sold his claim for $25. 900 more. 1t
was his intention to leave on the
Healy. but fate willed otherwise. He
was buried in Prospect Hill.
Henry Eckley Oh Thursday filed
transference papers with Gold Com
missioner Fawcett. deciding his claim
No. Oh Bear Creek to Mark Angel.
The consideration was $65. 900. Mr..
Eckley will take over 800. 600 back
with him to the States. He will leave
here next week on the Portus B.
Weare
By courier from Circle City. we
learn that a party of twelve men struck
rich ground on Manook Greek. 30(
miles northwest of that point. James
Langford, who was first to bedrock
took out 1873 ounces from a box and a
half Manook Greek is said to empty
in to the Yukon. The news occasioneG
much excitement at Circle City.
At 2 O'Clock last Monday, Captain
Constantine of the Mounted Police Gel
ebrated very pretty double wedding
Miss Gussie La More, formerly Of Ju
neau, becoming Mrs. William Swift
water, and Miss Violet Raymond be
coming Mrs. Prince Antoine. Mr.
Swiftwater came to the Klondike il
the early rush. He located Claim 13
Ell Dorado Creek, and is now mill
ionaire. Mr. Antoine also owns a yer
desirable claim. The ladies came t
Dawson City together and were mar
red the third day after their arrival
We wish them all happiness.
| -Metropole has come. See McDor
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SCHNEPPEL GETS ONE YEAR.

Henry Schneppel. who, with James
EDWARDS. was arrested for cattle steal
ing in Deer Lodge county about two
months ago, was yesterday found
guilty Of the charge in Judge Clancy s
court in Butte and sentenced to one
year in the state penitentiarv.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-15
EVERYBODY SAYS so.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
the age. pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on the
kidneys. liver and bowels, cleansing
the entire system. dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipation
and blllousness. Please buy and try
"a box of G. G. G. to lay; 10, 20, 80
cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by
all druggists.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-15

peerless company,
in an entirely new
program. Mr.. Hey
wood is undoubted-
r. the most versa
tile and artistic
comedian that tours
the west. lie can
tell a funny story,
sing a comic song,
and impersonate &C.
centric characters
in a way that is
inilnitable. While
convulsing an au-
dienre with langb-
ter @ ne er bids
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-15

1t is with great pleasure we an
nounce the coming of the prince of
comedians. Alba HeyWOOd. and his
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-15
WILL PROVE A TREAT.

The Alba Haywood Entertainment at
Mcdonald j Opera House Octo'
Der 80.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

Congress will probably do as '1
president says about Cuba.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

he was needed elsewhere, but Attor-
neyS DIN and Morrow insisted on a
speedy trial; that the defendants were
now and had been from the start
anxious to have the litigation ended,
that they had never asked for favor
OF any kind in this suit or lot delay;
that Congressman Babcock was es-
pecially DESTROYS Of fastening matters
in order to get to Washington and
that he had, in the interest of an early
trial, even refrained from claiming his
privilege as a congressman by which
he might avoid such a detention during
session Of congress. The court or
dered a recess TIL Jan 10 when the trial
will come on. Congressman Babcock
was present. Attorney Flanders Of
Milwaukee who is with Mr.. OConnoF
in the case, was absent. Mr. O'Connor
on behalf of the plaintiff previously
made motion for a change of venue
from this county on the ground that
The plaintiff would not get fair and
impartial triil under all the oircum-
stances of the case, but the motion was
overruled.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Some Facts Connected with It's Origin
in the Year 1854.

1t is not claimed here that Bovay is
the creator of the republican party
The spirit was active in 1854 in every
village and city in the free states,
which would have created that party
even If Bovay and Greeley had never
been born. Bovay, however, was the
first person who SGT out in a resolute,
persistent and practical way to form
the party; he was the first to suggest
the name; and Greeley. through his
paper, which had the largest circula-
ton and influence of any journal in the
country at that time, gave his valuable
aid in making the party project and
name known to the country
Some histories say the republican
party originated in the eastern states,
and New York and Massachusetts, are
claimed by different writer's as its
birthplace. George Ticknor Curtis
Constitutional History Of the United
States, volume 2, published in 1896,
says the anti-Nebraska convention
held at Auburn, n. Y. on Sept. 81,
1854 was the first assemblage which
adopted the name republican for the
new party This is mistake. In
Wisconsin as already shown, the party
had its birth, but Wisconsin was not
the first TO bestow the name in a state
convention. An anti Nebraska CON
yention met at Jackson Mich, on July
6, 1854, and nominated a state ticket,
which was elected in that year. Jacob
NJ. Howard one of the prominent men
at that gathering, received a letter
from Horace Greeley saying that Wis
consin. in its state convention week
later would select the name republican
for the new party. and Michigan was
advised TO get ahead of her in this
work, which she dii Michigan's was
the first state convention ever held
hich adopted the name republican for
the new party of freedom Charles NJ
Harvey in the Chautauquan for Sep
TENDER
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
sABcock's CASE.
DELAY OF THE TRIAL Is On
CURED BY PLAINTIFFS
But Several Preliminary Phases Ara
Fought Out and Field Is Finally
Cleared for Action Jan. 10

Mauston, Wis. Dec. THE case =,
Potter VS.. the Necedah Lumber com.
pany, G. B. Burch, j. w. BabcocL
ct al, TO declare void the sale of tba
Potter sock in the company. was
called for trial yesterday morning IN
the circuit court by Judge Wine. nra.
siding in the place Of Judge Wyman
against whom Attorney j. L. O'Con'
nor had, on Nov. 16, filed a notice ~
prejudice on behalf OF the plaintiff
Some difficulty was experienced in
finding judge sufficiently free from
engagements to sit but Judge Vinia
was at last secured. Attorney O'Con.
nor's objection to Wyman was that bs
was republican friend of Congress.
man Babcock, ore of the defendants
When the parties appeared in cour
yesterday Attorney O'Connor chal.
lenged the entire jury list on the
ground that j. M. Burch, one of tho
defendants, was a commissioner and
helped draw the venire now serving
john M. Ohm or Madison and ] NJ
Morrow of Sparta, attorneys for tn.
defendants, offered no opposition to the
challenge, only insisting that the new
jury be drawn from the body of the
county on special venire The COM
potency of the present sheriff and his
deputies to subpoena the new jurymen
was a point next raised by Mr.. O'Con.
nor for the plaintiff on the ground that
they were all in close political rela-
tions with Congressman BabcoeR. Al.
ter somewhat lengthy consideration
Of the matter the court concluded that
there were no statutory reasons pre-
scented against the competency of the
above named officials and ruled ac-
cordingly. Then Mr.. O'Connor asked
for continuance on the ground that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

A connected history Of the annual
conventions OF the American Street
Railway association, the last meeting
of which occurred at Niagara Falls,
wouh present a most interesting view
OF the development of motive power
on street railways. At its early meet
IL gs only horse roads were represent,
ed. and the main topics of discussion
were. how many bushels of oats and
how much hay ought to be given to
the propelling power, and the best
methods OF shooting. In the course OF
time cable roads were introduced in
the west and extended to the eastern
cities, when the manufacturers of
machinery suitable for such roads
made exhibits Of models at the con-
ventions. Later the manufacturers of
electric street railway devices were
represented with their exhibits, but
in recent years the department OF ex-
hibits OF the annual meetings has con-
sisted solely Of devices that are suit
ah'e to electric roads.
Today there are nearly 900 electric
street railways in the United States.
m which $4,000 cars run over 10000
miles OF track. Besides there are
many companies in the various Euro
pean countries, but 1t is generally adj
mltted that America has nothing to
learn from the companies across the
water, Tor she Is far In advance in the
line OF electric railway construction.
In 1885 Thomas Davenport a Yankee
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

adopt measures without delay for the
preservation Of the herds. Negotia-
tions to this end are now in progress
| International arbitration Is declared
to represent the best sentiment OF the
civilized world and treaties embodying
these human principles on broad lines
will have its constant ENCOURAGEMENT.
A liberal appropriation is bespoken
in order that the United States may
make creditable exhibit at the ap-
proaching Paris exposition. The pres
iuent points TO the necessity for
speedy legislation to procure the armor
for the three battleships now building
which would be otherwise useless. He
speaks in terms OF praise Of the quail
ity OF our ships and refers to the lack
of docks and urges that three or four
of the largest of dock,j-be provided on
the Atlantic at least one on the Pa
cific, and a floating dock in the gulf.
There should also be ample provision
for munitions Of war and an increase
of officers and enlisted men. Add
tons are also necessary to navy yards
and as there are now on the stocks five
large battleships, it is recommended
that an appropriation be made but for
one mere battleship ON the Pacific
coast. Seyc. al torpedo boats are also
necessary.
Speaking Of the pending sale of the
Kansas Pacific railroad, 1T is said that
ii no better bid is received than the
Union Pacific set price fixed by the
court, the government would receive
only $500, 900 on its claim of nearly
s13 100000 He believes that the gov
eminent has the authority to bid on
the road and has directed the secretary
Of the treasury to make the deposit of
100000 required to qualify as bid
der, and to bid at the sale sum at
least equal to the principal of the debt
to the government.
The president devotes the last chap
ter of his message to the civil service,
the practical improvement OF which he
says, has long been a subject Of earnest
discussion and which has OF late years
received increased legislative and exec
utive approval During the past few
months the service has been placed
upon still firmer basis Of business
methods and personal merit. While
the right Of deserving veteran soldiers
to reinstatement has been asserted
dismissals for merely political reasons
have been carefully guarded against:
the examinations improved and made
practical ard a distinct advance has
! been made by giving hearing before
dismissal upon all cases where incom-
potency Is charged or a demand made
for the removal of officials This las
has been done without impairing the
power of removal, one OF the vita
safeguards of the system Much re-
mains to be done before the system
| con he perfected and the president
says that he shall not hesitate to ex.
cmpt cases which he thinks have been
! improperly included in the CLASSIFIED
service or include these which in his
Judgment will best promote the public
service. The system has the approval
OF people and it will be his endeavor
to uphold and extend it,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

expansion Or contraction, but there is
is minimized. Some roads bond the
rail sections in addition to welding
them.
In 1892 the third rail system which
was in use on the electric railway at
the worlds fair first made its appear
ance. The first large installation was
that OF the Metropolitan Elevated rail
way of Chicago, which was followed
by the Lake Street Elevated road
When the Consolidated road of New
England decided to try the experiment
OF equipping its Nantasket Beach
branch with electricity, because its pa
irons demanded better service and the
highest efficiency that could be OBJ
tanned from steam was already util-
lied, special overhead wire was used.
which gave way to the third rail sys-
tenn. The first experiment was so sue
cessfull that the company decided to
equip a large portion of its road in the
same manner, as it was proved that
there was greater efficiency of service
at less cost than when the road was
operated by steam.
There have been a great many I'M
and some of them are in practical use
foreground conduit systems proposed,
in the east, although none of them
have been tried in cities where there is
heavy snowfall in winter. The stor-
age battery system also does away with
the overhead trolley, but there is only
one large installation, and that has not
yet passed the experimental stage.
This company has been operating this
summer suburban line in Chicago,
but there have been no tests made dur
ing the winter months. Compressed
air motors have also been tried for
operating street cars with some sue
cess.
The trolley is even beginning to re-
place the alpenstock. and soon neither
age, weakness nor timidity need deter
the European tourist from making a
record as a mountain climber. The
construction OF an electric railway I'D
the Jungfrau is being actively prose-
cuted, and it is expected that the first
section Of the road will be open for
( traffic by next season, The construc-
tive details have now nearly all been
decided on, and among the most inn
portant are the electric locomotives
which will depend for tractive effort
on a rack rail. owing TO the gradien Is,
which reach as high as % per cent.
The trains on this line are very heavy
on account OF the endeavors of the
management to combine great power
with great economy. A train consists
of one passenger car with motors on
it. and one other car for either pas
sengers or freight The driving cog
wheels are made as large as possible
in order TO get good grip Of the teeth
in the rack, and little wear from fric-
ton as possible, The drivers cab is
enclosed and is constructed OF wood
on account OF the cold The Jungfrau
4 locomotive Is the most powerful cog.
wheel locomotive which has been con.
/ structed so far. II las a tractiye ef
4 fort OF 1880 pounds.-Modern Ma
/ chinsry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

blacksmith In Vermont, astonished
the scientific world by exhibiting a
mcdel OF an electric railway embrac-
ing all of the essential features of
the system now generally employed.
He was unable to secure recognition
from capital 50 that his model never
came into practical use. Professor
loses G.. Farmer built an electric To-
connective which hauled car carrying
two passengers, the power being fur
nished by battery OF small Grove
cells, each about the size and capacity
of those now employed for ringing
electric bells and similar work. This
occurred fifteen years after Davenport
announced his ideas. In 1875 the
present trolley system was first SER
iously considered and an attempt was
made to operate trolley by George
F. Green OF Kalamazoo, Mich, who
like Davenport and Farmer, was a
poor mechanic studying scientific
problems principally for entertain
ment and his own personal gratifica-
ton. His invention was necessarily
crude, but 1t has been affirmed by the
courts to have been the foundation Of
the present trolley system, and it is
generally acknowledged that the
Michigan inventor is entitled to the
credit OF making the discovery, al
though he has enjoyed scarcely any
other reward.
In 1883 the next step was taken
when Stephen ID. Field conceived the
idea of conduit trolley system.
which was put in operation in that
year, although not in commercial use
In the same year Charles Van de
Poole, by experiments in Chicago,
demonstrated the practicability of the
overhead trolley About tho same
time Leo Daft operated full sized
passenger car over the Mount Nc
Gregor railway at Saratoga, n Y,
vainly endeayoring to interest the
New York elevated railroad managers
in his system but as he was too fan
ahead of the times. he finally aban-
doned the field. In July, 1884, the East
Cleveland Street Railway company in
augurated conduit trolley road
which was abandoned early in 1885, as
it could not be operated with economy
The credit of the first electric street
railway that deserves the name belongs
to the city Of Richmond, Va, where
Frank J. Sprague in that year begar
the work of transforming the Unior
Passenger railway from a horse To an
electric system. He has since declared
that much of the work he did on tina
road was done in the face OF wha
| seemed TO him at the time certain fail
ure. but he persevered. and his grin
| determination and great versatility
| finally turned defeat into victory ant
/ brought him honors and wealth To
day the equipment would not be &C
! cepted in lumber camp, but at tina
time II was admitted by everybody 4
| be far in advance OF all former at
tempts. Sprague's successful operation
OF the Richmond road led others Z
adopt electricity upon larger seals
The West End company OF Boston wa
the first large concern 10 signify II
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
: Electric Road.
= up THE.
: Jungfrau.

belief in the practicability OF the sys-
tenn by ordering complete equip
ment From this point interest was
shown everywhere. but especially
throughout the west, and every town
in the northwest was soon clamoring
for the trolley.
The efforts of all the practical men
interested in the operation Of electric
street railways have been directed to
lessening the cost of operation. In
track construction the rails have been
made heavier than the sections in use
on steam roads, and great care has
been given to bonding, there being
many patents issued on devices whose
object is to prevent the escape of cleo
trio current into the earth on its way
back to the power house, which has
resulted in the continuous rail in which
the ends OF the rails are welded to-
gether, either by electricity or joined
by the cast welding process. When
the originators Of these processes first
brought them to the notice OF the
street railway men they were consid-
cred impracticable because it had been
customary for the steam roads to leave
spaces between the rails to allow for
contraction and expansion, and this
practice has been followed in street
railway work AS street railway rails
are almost entirely covered by the
pavement and the steam road rails
are some inches above the ground, 1t
has been demonstrated that in the for
mer case there is comparatively little
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09

The Italian cabinet resigned. but
Premier Rudini stays in.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
WISCONSIN PENSIONERS

Washington. Dec. Pensions nave
been granted as follows: Original
William Pap. Feshtigo. Joseph >
Gay, Clear Lake; additional, Jonh
Owens, Randolph; increase, Alfred
Morgan. Gresham; Willis w. Wilson
Fort Atkinson.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
MILITARY SOCIAL.

The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Presbyterian church will give a
military social this evening in
the church parlors. An interesting
program has been prepared, which IN
cludes tricks Of magic by Prof. Haley,
All students are invited to be present,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
BLAZE AT MARINETTE
I wo Buildings Destroyed, the Loss
Being $4,000

Marinette. Wis. Dec. This city
was visited by $4,000 fire Monday
morning Fire broke out in the brick
block of Lewis Bros in the Chicago
Cloak store. This block and 4 frame
building adjoining were destroyer
The loss on buildings is $4,000 and
on stock $1,000 with total insurance
of about half this amount.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-09
BRYAN OFF FOR MEXlCO

Guthrie, Ok. T., Dec. " j.
Bryan has departed for Mexico. ne
says he will pass four weeks in Mex
leo. He has received an invitation U
be the guest Of President Diaz al ihe
Mexican capital Mrs. Bryan WIN
meet him at Fort Worth, and eS-uof'
Crittenden wiz meet them at San Ab
tonic.