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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
SILVER AND BANK OF ENGLAND.
OEa Condition, That the French Mint
is OHcned to Free Coinage.

London, Sept 17.-At the semi-annual
meeting of the Bank of England yester-
day tie governor said:
"loll are probably aware of the pro-
posals laid before the government in
the past summer by the United States
and France whereby the country might
increase its use of silver as a contribution
10 an international agreement, which,
" lille not affecting our gold standard,
might enable the mnts os France and
america to resume free coinage Among
the proposals was one asking this bank
to hold the amount of silver permissible
under the act Of 1874 as against its
notes.
The governor then read a letter dated
July 20, addressed to the chancellor OF
the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
1t was as follows:
"Rcferring 10 our conversation, we beg
to say that the bank is prepared to carry
ont what is laid down as permissible in
the bank charter, viz: To hold one-fifth
of its note issue in silver, provided al
ways that the French mint is again
opened to the free coinage of silver, and
that the price at which silver Is procur
able and saleable are satisfactory"
Replying to questions, the governor
said the bank had not any negotiations
with the United States monetary commits
sioners, adding: eve have bought no
silver. All we have done is to agree, un-
der certain circumstances, to carry out
what is permissible under the act of
1914
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
STRIKE IS ENDED
NEARLY 5000 STRIKERS WILL
HAVE RESUMED WORK TODAY.
LESS THAN 500 ARE STILL OUT.
In Only One or Two Instances Have
the Demands of the Men
Been Granted.

Hazelton, Pa. Sept 20.-Unless unfor-
seen developments occur, the anthracite
coal strike in this region is ended. To-
day 1900 men. half of the full complement,
returned to Wcrk at the Honeybrook col
lieries of the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Com
pany and 400 Of the 1900 at Pardees Latl-
mer mines, while the Cranberry, Crystal
Ridge and Hardwood collieries of the
company and Coxe's collieries in the
Drifton district remained at work. The
latter were to have settled the question Of
strike today, but at the request of the op-
orators held off until next Thursday. The
employees of the Hazel mines of the Lee
high Valley Company are tonight con-
sdering the question Of returning in the
morning and will probably do 50. Nearly
5000 strikers have returned or will do so
tomorrow ana little less than 800 are
still out, with indications in favor OF their
joining the workers.
The only incidents of today were small
outbreaks at Latimer and IIcley, both OF
which were quickly subdued, and the
serving of warrants of arrest upon Sheriff
Martin and a number of his deputies.
A disturbance at Ecley was an attempt
by strikers to int.snidate the men who
wanted to work, and it, too, was quieted
down by the troops without violence. The
break Of the strike is practically a victory
for the operators, as in only one or two
instances have the demands of the men
been granted, although several companies
have promised to consider the grievances
The warrants for the arrest Of Sheriff
Martin and his deputies were issued to-
day. General Goblin permitted the service
Of the writs because he thinks the civil
authorities are now able to handle the
situation. The gradual withdrawal of
the troops will be considered tomorrow.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
YELLOW FEVER VICTIMS.
New Orleans Is More HOpefuI-Fata
Cases at Biloxi and Mobile.

New Orleans, Sept. ]S-A brighter out
look for New Orleans is evident so 1af
as the fever situation is concerned. The
reports to the board were of a most en-
couraging nature yesterday. Instead Of
20 cases requiring investigation, there
were only 10 to be looked into today.
and Of these only three were pronounced
suspicious, and one declared yellow fever.
The doctors have been unable to deter
mine the origin of the other suspicious
cases reported today.
4 fatal case Of genuine yellow fever de-
veloped in the very heart of Biloxi. There
have been altogether % cases OF yellow
fever in Biloxi, with only one death
that of today.
The board of health has officially de
clared the suspicious case Of fever on St.
Andrew street to be yellow fever. This
makes a total Of 10 cases to date.
Situation ut jackson.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. II. - Hon. J. J..
Redfeld, mayor of Edwards, telegraphed
the Associated Press yesterday as follows:
"Thcre are eight cases of yellow fever in
the town and three in the country; no
deaths All the patients are doing well"
Death at Mobile.
Mobile, Sept. l7.-Anotone Hagnan, the
first yellow fever case, died yesterday
There is one new case.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
SOLDIER S SOUTFLANE&ED BY WOMEN
Strike Situation Again Assumes
Uncertain Phase.

Hazeton Pa. Sept. 2o.-The strike Sit
uation again assumed an uncertain phase
this morning. An attempt to resume work
was made at Pardee's Latimer mines, but
only 800 out Of 1900 miners returned to
work. These were mainly Italians, with
a few English-speaking men. During the
night the Hungarians paraded through the
settlement, beating tin cans and Kettles
and raising big racket This WAS done
to notify those of their race that they
must not go back to work. The warn
ing was observed and this morning a band
of Hungarians, led by women. We're
marching and threatening to march on
the mines later in the day.
The Thirteenth regiment is keeping a
close watch for further trouble. News Of
a disturbance at Ecl1ley reached brigade
headquarters this morning. The strk-
ers there had fixed today for decision
whether or not to strike They attempted
to return ana the others gathered about
the mine in menacing manner.
Companies c and E of the Fourth regi-
ment were sent over and gave the would
be workers protection
The men at Drifton and Jeddo, in the
same district, did not go out. The 25G0
miners at Lehgh and the Wilkesbarre
and McAdoo mines kept their word, and
went to work under heavy military pro-
lection.
The threatened raid at Latimer occurred
shortly after 10 o'clock About l0O ltal-
ian women, armed with clubs and stones,
divided into three companies and march
ed on the mines Signals were given the
camp by sentries of the Culm bank sta
ton, and three companies of the Thlr-
teenth We're sent over under Major Unit
ney. The women out1lanked the soldiers
and We're within 20 feet of the engine
house before the troops reached them.
Missiles were flying through the air, and
the rabble ignored the command to return.
The soldiers then lined up shoulder to
shoulder. and with guns presented pushed
the crowd back until they dispersed
Meanwhile an attack on the companys
store was repelled in the same way. 4
body Of miners from Gutter valley came
over to Latimer to work this morning.
but were compelled to go back by Il band
of strikers at the points of revolvers.
Sheriff Martin Arrested.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 2o.-The court
issued warrants today for the arrest Of
Sheriff Martin and his deputies. The
warrant was served on Martin this after
noon.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
PIGEON DISPATCH FROM ANDREE.
Three Days Out. Drifting to the East,
and All Was Well.

Copenhagen, Sept. pa dispatch from
l1ammerfest, the northernmost town of Eu-
rope, in Norway, says the whaling ship Pallz
has brought there the third pigeon dispatch
from Professor Andree, who left Tromsoe in
balloon July Il. The message reads;
July 13, 1890 p. m-Lat S2:2 north, long
12:5 east A good voyage eastward. All WELL
A Hopeful View.
New York, Sept 20.-Evelyn c. Baldwin.
the meteorlist of the Peary expedition of
1894, was interviewed today by the AS
sociated Press regarding the latest pigeon
dispatch from Andree Mr.. Baldwin said:
This message indicates that Andree
has safely crossed the $50 miles or so of
open water, which extends from the north
coast of Spitzbergen to the beginning of
the paclice 1t is evident that the loss
of three guide ropes, which occurred on
the day he started, had not prevented
Andree from guiding the balloon. IF the
extreme cold caused any preceptible
change in the gases, such action should
have taken place before Andree wrote
his last message, and if the cold had done
the work so much feared, Andree would
not have said All Well.
"It is significant to note that Andree
was going eastward, the direction he in
tended to take. This is a straw which
helps to verify his reported safe reap
pearance in Arctic Russia Doubtful
scientists declared before Andree left that
he would be unable to determine his exact
location from the balloon. The tenth5
of degrees given in his message prove
that AnCree was not only able to ascer-
tain his Whereabouts, but did so with re-
markable accuracy.
"The first three days was looked upon
as being the most perilous and important
of the entire journey. Andree'S ability
to Withstand the initial difficulties augurs
better than the ordinary mind would i'm
agine for the elimination of his daring
project"
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NEAREST ROUTE TO THE Y,koN
En- ngineers Leave Victoria to pan :,
Road to Lake TcsIin

victoria, b. c., Sept. ls.-A party of
engineers under Edward Wilkinson has
just left here to make a survey Of tho
nearest route to the Yukon. 1t is pro-
posed to run line Of road from the head
q Douglass channel, on the northern
coast OF British Columbia, to Hazelton,
the head of navigation on the Skeena
river, and from there to Teslin lake. With
the exception of a portion of the route
between the coast .and Hazelton the line
VIII run through flat country. 1t is
stated that D. Mann, railroad contrac
tor OF Montreal, is interested in a scheme
of building a railroad along this route.
It Will open up large area of mining
and quartz mining land in British Column
bia.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
NARROWLY ESCAPES DROWNING.
I'll. II. Brown and j. F. Wardner
struggle In Ixootenai River.

kalispell, Mont, Sept. ls-Owing to
the low water in the kootenai river pre-
venting steamers from running, party
OF gentlemen headed by H. T. Brown, ed.
ltor OF the international at Wardner, 3.
y, formerly identified with the Northern
Newspaper Company of Spokane, started
from Wardner en- route to Jennings, and
when about 35 miles from their destina-
ton the boats were capsized. Mr. Brown
and friends lost everything they had,
narrowly escaping with their lives. An
other party, headed by j. f. Wardner,
also had narrow escape, losing their
boat. All had to walk the entire dis
tance, - miles, over the mountains to
jennings
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
RAID ON COLLlERIES BY WOMEN.
Federation of Labor Takes Tn the
Cause of Strikers.

Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE American
Federation Of Labor has taken up the
cause of the mine workers in this region.
Their organizers are already at work here,
and when this has been completed uni
form scale will be formulated and pre-
sented to the operators. There Will be no
marching or anything in TIE nature of
demonstration and no attempt will be
made to bring about a sympathetic
strike. The work Of the organization is
being done by the sending of emissaries
from mine to mine and every effort is be-
ing made to avoid the appearance of a
demonstration.
The peace prevailing during the past
rev days was broken yesterday b. CON
t'ict between striking and working min
ers, which for a time threatened to be
serious. A body of $50 men and boys,
led by a score of women, made raid on
the Carson, Star and Monarch collieries
at Honeybrook, near Audenreid. The wo-
men, as well as their followers, were arm
ed with clubs and stones, and before the
800 workers could be induced to come
out the missiles were used. Some OF the
women stationed themselves on top of
a bank and pelted the workmen with
stones. One Hungarian was dubbed over
the head and badly injured.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
SEALING NEGOTIATIONS
state Department Makes Public the
Correspondence with Great
Britain.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The state depart
nent today made public the correspond
ence in the Bering sea negotiations which
We're set free recently in London. The
| new matter is comprised in two letters.
July 2S and 20 last. from Lord Salisbury
and Ambassador Hay respectively. In
| Lord Salisbury's note is the definition
from the British standpoint of the exact
scope of the conference in the language:
Il have to state that her maje tvs gov
! ernment is willing to agree to a meeting
OF experts nominated by Great Britain.
Canada and the United States in October
next, when the present season will have
been completed.
The object of the meeting would be to
arrive if possible, at the correct conclu-
sons respecting the numbers, conditions
and habits of the seals frequenting the
Pribyloff islands at the present time. as
compared with the several seasons subse,
Quent to the Paris award
1T seems to her majeSty's government
that Washington would be the most suit
able place for such a meeting''
Ambassador Hay in a reply, which is
very short and is mainly a repetition of
Lord Salisbury's language. calls attention
to one important point that may have
been overlooked by the British side, or
else was ignored purposey, namely. that
the conference is to be international in one
sense and is not to be confined entirely to
representatives of the United States and
Great Britain On this point his letter
which closes the correspondence up to
this time, says:
1t may not be out of place for me to
recall to your lordship. as I have already
mad occasion to mention, the president
expects the governments Of Russia and
Japan, powers Interested in the preserva-
ton of seals of Bering sea, to be repre-
sented at the conference
Before the Commission.
Halifax, N. s., Sept. 20.-Before the
Bering sea commission this morning Mr..
Warren continued his argument on the
value of sealskins. He considered the
idence of Theo Lubbe of Victoria in this
regard, and showed that he was the
only witness examined as to the value
of skins in Victoria. His testimony
showed that in 1888 he purchased skis
for $3.50. The same argument applied
to other years.
The British contention that skins were
sold for 81 in that year did not hold ill
the cases before the commission, mas
much as those skins We're sold earlier
in the season than any of the seized YES
sells could have reached port.
With two exceptions there was no
evidence to show that any of the seal
ers intended to ship to London.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
AN INCREASE OF BUSINESS.
Further Rising Tide of Demand for
Iron and Steel Products.
New York, Sept. Is. - Bradstreet

New York, Sept. Is. - Bradstreet S
says:
Notwithstanding unreasonable weather
and the appearance of yellow fever in
several gulf states, checking locally the
distribution of merchandise, business
throughout the country has increased
more than anticipated. The center of
improvement is Chicago, which furnishes
the most favorable trade review. Ad-
vices from Kansas City. Omaha, st. Paul
and st. Louis also reflect activity in de-
mand among jobbers and Wholesalers
There is a temporary stimulus to busi-
ness at Savannah owing to the withdraw
al Of competition from merchants at
towns cut off by the fever quarantine.
Chattanooga, Memphis, Atlanta, Angus
ia, Galveston and even st. Louis antici-
pate a temporary falling off in business
owing to the interruption Of traffic in the
gulf states and adjoining territory. The
principal settlement Of the bituminous
coal strike, a further rising tide of de-
mand fer iron and steel products, the
withdrawal from the market of some
Of woolens, extraordinary
large bank clearings and reports that
mercantile collections have improved, con
stltlte the features of the week.
There were l69 business failures report
ed throughout the United States this
week, compared with It's last week, 3l5
III the week q year ago, 2lS two years
ago, and like number three years ago,
and as compared with 346 in the second
week Of September, 1898. There are 3G
business failures reported trom Canada
this week, against 80 last week and II
II each Of the corresponding weeks in
1896
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
ON AN OLD HUDSON'S BAY TRAIL.
Expedition to Start From Chicago
for the Yukon.

Chicago, Sept. ls.-An expedition is
being made up in Chicago to travel to
the Alaska gold fields which will use the
path Travelled by the Hudson Bay Com
pany for nearly a century, although com
paratively unknown. The expedition is
made up of II men, Chicagoans and Can
adams, who will meet at Edmonton, n.
W. I. They will 60 by stage coach to
Athabasca Landing, thence along the
Mckenzie river to Fort Mcpherson, which
place they expect to reach about New
Years. The Klondike is the ultimate
destination of the party, but the ground
in the vicinity of the Pheel river will be
thoroughly prospected. Nine tons Of pro
visions will be taken.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
THE SHORTEST AND THE BEST.
Claim for the Spokane Route to the
kIaH<iiap.

Spokane, Sept. l1.-'From Ashcroft to
Teslin lake OIL bicycle is not imposs-
ble,' said Arthur Jordan, the Arctic
trapper and explorer, yesterday. Mr.. Jor-
dan is in the city for the purpose of in
teresting Spokane capital in Il scheme to
establish a route to the klondike and
other northern gold fields which will
have Spokane as its starting point and
base of supplies and which will be the
shortest and easiest route to the north
with none of the horrors that attend the
passage via Skaguay or Dyea.
Mr.. Jordan is a sturdy Scotchman.
about 35 years OF age, well educated, and
an explorer and hunter from pure love
of adventure. lie is no stranger to the
route of which he is so earnest an ad-
voeate, having Travelled over it several
times and spending years in the icy re
gions within short distance OF the now
famous Klondike. As early as 1885 he
set out from Peace river for the north,
without trails to guide or companions to
cheer, and found no difficulty in pene-
trating to the hcadwaters Of the Stew
art river, a region which he believes had
not up to that time been visited by an
explorer
The road from Ashcroft to Lake Tes-
lin has been Travelled for 10 years by the
Hudson Bay Company, and there isn't
bad place on it," says Mr.. Jordan. Lake
Teslin is fine body Of water, and easily
navigated, and the trail from the foot
of the lake to the headWatels of tie |
Stewart, while not we'll defined, runs
through wooded country, and is easily |
travelled. There is not mountain to |
climb nor q divide to cross the entire dis
tance. Around Lake Teslin and along
the Stewart is one vast mineral belt. |
which is practically unexplored, and .
" hich | know to be rich as Klondike |
No man who goes up with me Will ever
care 10 go to the Klondile unless it be
to earn SIS per day until spring comes
There are gold fields untouched which .
will tempt him more than the t~gion so
much talked about"
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-09-25
FIVE ARE THOUGHT TO BE DEAD.
Fierce Fire Raging in II Southern
Coal Mine.

New Orleans, Sept 2O.-A special from
Birmingham. Ala, to the Picayune says:
About two hours after the men went to
work in mine No. of the Bessemer Land
& Improvement Companys coal mine at
Bell Ellen near Bocton, Bibb county, this
morning fire was discovered far down in
the main slope About 100 men are en-
poyed in the mine. At once an alarm
was given A panic followed among the
workmen and people in the little town of
Bell Ellen hundreds gathering at the en-
trance of the smoking mines, while rescue
parties were at once formed to relieve
the miners More than so were gotten
out from the various entrances without
harm. Others We're overcome by smoke
and fell by the wayside. These the brave
eearchers found and dragged out, while
those waiting at the entrance restored
life to their unconscious friends Five
men who were working about the slopes
beyond where the fire originated could not
be reached and it has been regarded as
certain they are dead. The missing are:
Herman Kramer.
Hubbard Foley.
Henry Reeves.
Frank James.
William Fairfax.
1t is possible that two or four others
ma ybe in the mine. The fire brigade
battled with the flames all day in q vain
attempt to reach the entombed men, but
at nightfall the fire was still burning
fjercely and efforts were abandoned and
the men given up for dead.
The fire is thought to have originate
from an overheated steam pipe which ig-
nited gas in the mine.
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TO BUILD INTO IDAHO.
NeIs0n-Redlington Railway to Cs,r-
meet With the yOrtI.er=, Pacific.

NeIson-BedIington Railway to Com
meet With the Northern Pacific.
kaslo, b. G., Sept. lS.-A. L. Nation,
ST., one Of the pricipal promoters of the
Nelson Bedlington railway. and also in
tercsted in the land reclamation work Of
the Alberta and British Columbia Explor-
alton Company along the Kootenay river,
says that the railway will be built from
the international boundary line to the
mouth of the river as soon as circ1lm-
stances will permit, and that it viii have
no connection whatever with the Great
Northern. He intimates that his com
pany, which is backed by extensive Eng
lish capital, will keep on south past Bon
ner's Ferry and make connection with
some other road, presumably the North
ern Pacific, near Lake Pend d'Oreille.
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HIGHWAYMEN AT WORK.
Robbed Il PostcfGce in Nebraska in
Broad Daylight.

Denver, Sept. IS. - A special to the
News from Chadron, Neb., says: Three
masked highwaymen entered the postof-
fee at Belmont, this county, and by the
liberal display of sixshooters compelled
the postmaster to deliver up $400 of post
office funds. They made their escape, but
two We're apprehended in Crawford, after
a lively fight in which one of the robbers
was mortally wounded by Marshal Spear
man of Crawford The robber drew
gun when accosted by the officer, but was
shot in the arm before he could raise the
weapon. Though severely wounded, he
emptied the contents of the six-shooter,
but without effect, and was finally
brought down with a bullet in the neck.
The men are portion Of the gang which
has been terrorizing the Black hills.
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UNION VETERAN LEAGUE IN CAMP.
To Be Reinforced by Society Of the
Army Of the Cumberland.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 2O.-Veterans of
the war will be much in evidence in the
Ohio capital for the next four days. The
18th ational encampment OF the Union
Veteran Legion opens tomorrow with re-
ception to the national officers, and on
Wednesday the ranks of the visitors will
be reinforced by the members of the So
ciety of the Army Of the Cumberland
who will celebrate Chickamauga week by
holding the annual reunion. The encamp-
ment of the Union Veteran Legion will, it
is expected, bring to the city 10000 or 30,,
600 visitors.
The order was brought into existence at
Pittsburg in 1884 and was perfected two
years later. II has encampments in q
states and the District of Columbia to a
total of nearly $50 bodies subordinate to
the national council The membership is
in the neighborhood of 200G0. 1t is con-
fined to officers, soldiers, sailors and ma
rires of the Union army, navy or marine
corps who volunteered prior to July /.
1868, for a term Of three years, and We're
honorably discharged after a continuous
service of at least two years, also those
who volunteered for a term of two years
prior to July %, 1861, and served their fun
term of enlistment, unless discharged for
wounds received in the line of duty.