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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
STRIKE At ROCK SPRINGS.
SWEETWATER COAL MINERS
ALL QUIT WORK.
Demanded an Increase of Ten Cents
per Tor-Three or Four Hundred
Men Out.
Especial to The Herald.)

Rock Springs, Wyo., Aug. 5.-The
miners employed by the Sweetwater
Coal Mining company went out on a
strike this morning, demanding an in
crease of 10 cents a ton for digging
coal the price now paid being 35 cents
a ton, run of the mine weight.
The company refused to grant the in
crease and the miners did not 60 to
work this morning, staying quietly at
home.
At the company's request, the sheriff
swore in and sent out TO the mine, To-
Gated about three miles out of town,
six deputy sheriffs, but for these there
was no necessity; everything was or
derby and Deaceable.
The mine employs some 300 to 400
rsiners and is principally owned by
Union Pacific officials and G. w.
Megeath OF Omaha.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
CLEVELAND SAILS.

Last Steamer to Connect at st.
Michails.
Seattle, Wash, Aug 5.-The steam
ship Cleveland, under charter TO the
North American Transportation &
Trading company. sailed for st.
Nichaels today. with 200 prosDectors
bound for Klondyke, and 1000 tons Of
freight. Passengers and freight will
be transferred TO river steamers at ST.
Michaels. The Cleveland is the last
steamer this year to connect with the
Yukon river boats from St Miehaels-
Twelve or 10 more steamers are yet TO
leave for Alaska this month, with
prospectors for Yukon, but all will go
to Dyea and take the land route over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
Camp Determination Almost
Abandoned.
STRIKERS MAKE
SOME PROGRESS.
Virtually Winners at Turtle and
Sandy Creeks.

Reports From Plum Creek Are De-
cidedly Conflicting, and Appear to
be Colored to Suit the Views of
the Men Who Make Them-Novel
But Successful Method of Raising
Food For the Men-Big Mass
Meeting Held-Miners' Families
Are In Want.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
WORKED A VERY
CLEVER SCHEME.
Grub-Staked PrOSpectOrS and
Insured Their Lives.
SCARCELY HAD A
CHANCE TO LOSE.
Insurance Companies, However,
Catch On.

If the Prospector Failed to Find Gold,
the Chances Were That He Would
Die, But In Either Case His Back
ers Would Get the Beneft-Last
Steamer of the Season Leaves For
st. Michaels-Miners Will Not be
Wholly Without Mail Facilities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
GOVERNOR ATKINSON
WRITES TO DEBS ET Al,
Situation as Viewed by West
Virginia'S Executive.
RIGHTS OF BOTH
MUST BE RESPECTED
Executive and Judicial Functions
Explained.

Right of Free Speech and Free As
sembly Should In No Wise be
Abridged, and the Widest Possible
Liberty Should be Allowed ALI of
Our People-But Workingmen
Must Conduct Their Cause In a
Lawful and Peaceful Manner-No
Injunction Yet Served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
Colorado Man Drowned

Especial to The HeraldD
Byers. Colo, Aug. 5.-William Gotten
was swept to death while attempting to
repair a bridge over Comanche creek.
through which tremendous flood was
passing today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 5.-Out of the
1000 strikers who camped at Turtle
Creek last Saturday. barely 800 now re-
main at Camp Determination. In adj
dition to the large number turned out
of camp and cut off from the free
lunch distribution yesterday, many
were drafted to Plum Creek, where the
great struggle for supremacy between
the strikers and the New York & Cleve-
land Gas Coal company will be carried
on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
laho Pogtmagter Appointed.

Especial TO The Herald)
washington. Aug. Idaho poStmasters
apoi4ted today: Burke, Shoshone county
MAJ CulDertson, vice Damien Cardover,
rsEnoved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
WEVlER WIS FORCED OUT.
Good Reason Why the Bloody
Butcher Moved.
HE MAY MEET GOMEZ.
INSURGENTS APPEAR TO DO
JUST AS THEY PLEASE.

Small Towns Are Raided and Looted
and Big Towns Attacked By the
Rebels, Usually With the Greatest
Success-Spanish Authorities, In
Order to Be Avenged, Commit
Brutal Murders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06
4 Boom in Old Maids.

Next Sundays Herald viii describe
a region where spinsters are worth
their weight n gold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

Continued on Page g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

Miners day closed in this city by
meeting on Duquesne wharf. where
crowd of from 5000 to 10000 people as
sembled to hear Eugene V Debs. Mrs.
Jones and several local speakers
The speakers were given a hearty re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-06

Novel scheme of a Seattle man. fully
described in next Sundays Herald
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

Commenting upon the tariff bill which
has recently been laid before the senate
and will be called up before that body
on May 18th, the Omaha Bee says:
The measure as it passed the house has
undergone numerous changes. Some
entire provisions of the. house bill have
been stricken ont and others substituted
in many cases rates haye been reduced,
while there are some increases, hides
are made dutiable. with drawback
equal to the duty on exported leather
made from imported hides, duty of 10
cents pound is levied on tea, and the
tax on beer is increased. The sugar
schedule has been materially modified
and two important features Of the house
bill ars omitted-those relating to
the importations ofsugar from countries
paying an export bounty and to the
Hawaiian treaty. The former is COW
cred by the reciprocity provision. which
is completely changed from that OF the
house bill, but as TO the latter il places
Hawaiian sugar on the same basis as to
duties with other imported sugar The
wool and woolen schedules have under
gone numerous changes. for the most
part in the direction of lower duties,
though some of the rates are higher
than in the house bill. There is
general reduction of rates in the lumber
schedule. The section substituted for
the reciprocity provision of the Ding
ley bill can hardly be said to provide
for reciprocity and it looks as if the
senate committee had concluded to
abandon that feature. The retroactive
clause of the Dingley bill is omitted from
the revised measure, as was expected.
The bill presented to the senate is on
the whole less protective than the house
bill, but considered from the revenue
point Of view it ii probably an improve.
ment. That it will be subjected to
much criticism by both the tariff re-
formers and the extreme protectionists
is of course assured and it is equally
certain that it will undergo further and
perhaps extensive amendment in the
senate. The most important question
is as to whether it can become a law by
the date named in the bill for Its going
into effect, July next. Industries and
business cannot fully revive while this
measure is pending and every consider
alton for the public welfare demands
that il be disposed of within the next
Sixty lava
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
peadwood Gets the Picnic.

The Modern Woodmen Of the Black
Hills will hold their annual picnic in
Deadwood this year, At meeting of
the picnic association in this city last
night Deadwood was the unanimous
choice. There were bids for Lead City
and Belle Fourche. Representatives
from the camps at Spearfish, Lead City
and 81. Onge were present in person ;
other camps sent communications. The
date for the picnic has not been decided
upon yet. pending the result of negotia-
tions that are being made by the Dead
wood camp for the attendance of Hon.
w. J. Bryan. The date will be set TO
conform with Mr.. Bryan's plans. A
committee from the local camp cir.
culated a petition among the business
men some weeks ago, and met liberal
response, with the promise Of as much
more in the event Of Mr.. Bryan's agree
ing to come. Considerable expense
will be gone TO in fixing up the picnic
grounds and providing entertainment
for the visitors. Officers elected were
as follows:
Joseph T. Rush, Spearfsh. president.
Joseph Pinsinault, Lead City, first
vice president.
Henay Piner, st. Onge, second vice
president.
James Gale. Deadwood, secre tary.
n. d. Pool, Lead City, treasurer
| Pioneer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

While in town last Saturday Otto
Anderson, the sage of Rockerville, and
the boss pop Of Pennington county.
called at this Office. Mr.. Anderson 10 q
thorough politician from force of habit,
and ho takes to the work like duck to
water. His head is full Of theories and
figures and he can quote statistics until
the wheels in your head "go bobbing
around" He is the author Of a bill he
introduced in the legislature last winter,
and he says it lacked but seven votes of
passing in the house. to provide for
the issuance and redemption Of uniform
non-interest bearing State of South Da-
kota warrants for use Of counties,
divisions thereof, and of municipalities,
and for state purposes, and to abolish
interest bearing warrants for the pay
fient OF money" In other words he
would make the evidence of indebted.
ness circulating medium. Fiat money
pure and simple We turn him over to
the tender niercies of the Keystone
Minsr.--Buffalo Gap Republican
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

A late Yankton dispatch says: "This
town has its twelve saloons now operat-
ing under the new state liquor law. 1t
started ont yesterday with the issue OF
more licenses than any town in the
state. The new departure has had a
curious effect on billiard halls which are
prohibited from being conducted in con-
junction with saloons. Several liquor
men have closed their bars and are run
ming their billiard rooms all night and
Sundays. Yesterday while the saloons
were closed the billiard halls did a -four
ishing business; they had no license to
pay and are really getting about all the
profit there is in the new liquor law.
Saloon men have not all brought them
selves within the limits of the law by
excluding chairs and partitions, base
ments and other adjuncts, but declare
they will do so by the end Of the week
The commissioners granted licenses to
the saloons only until July /, when
new licenses and bonds will be requir.
ed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Will let Them Down Easy.

The South Dakota railroad commits
sion is busy with It's proposed freight
rate tariff. says a late Pierre special,
which it proposes to put in effect on
July l. Commissioner LaFollette is of
the opinion that the commission will
not attempt to enforce the 3 cent pas
senger rate fixed by the new railway
lsx ut might involve long legal
controversy" said he, "and we want to
avoid this if possible. AS soon as we
get the freight schedule completed we
will ask the railroads to meet with US
and discuss it's merits so that we may
come to an understanding without going
into court. am satisfied that there
will be no friction with the railroads
| have become so we'll satisfied Of .his
that believe / am safe in predicting
that this commission will turn back
into the state treasury at the end Of its
term not less than 1880 of the fund
appropriated for legal expenses in en-
forcing the railroad law. We found the
Office in miserable condition, and were
obliged TO purchase new furniture and
open new set of books. No books or
record Of transactions seems to have
been kept by our predecessors, and
there is nothing to show what has bsen
done or to serve as a guide in the
future"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

A Washington special of recent date
says: Official reports of most serious
character recently came to the state de
partment regarding starvation and mis-
cry in Cuba Consul Brice, at Matanzas,
reports that 1000 people are concentrat-
ed there, three. quarters of whom are
entirely destitute. Women and child
rem are dying in .he streets from star.
va,ion. Secretary Sherman issued in.
structions to all consular officers in Cuba
to furnish detailed reports on the situa.
ton. Iti understood the official reports
similar to that of Consul Brice have
aroused the indignation Of President
Mckinley, and that he is understood to
declare the United States must find
some way to stop suffering in Cuba, and
do it quickly"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Trouble Over a Bonanse .

Parties interested in the Little Bud
Fraction, az Preston, in the Ragged Top
district, are having warm time in their
strife for the possession Of the ground.
We are reliably informed that there was
liable to be some serious trouble and
perhaps shooting there last night or
this morning. The controversy briefly
stated is this Some time ago George
Sigler, owner of the Little Bud Fraction,
leased the ground to s. B. Dunbar, who
worked on the property about month
and sold his lease to Messrs. Preston &
Swain and others, known as the Big
Six" receiving $50 cash the balance to
be paid on the lst of May. The Big
Six" went TO work and opened a body
of high grade ore and on the ist inst.
came down to Deadwood TO pay over
the money and close the deal. A Lead
creditor Of Dunbar garnished the money
and tied it up, causing delay in the tran
saction. Dunbar waited until IL o'clock
at night of Nay lst and, the big Six"
failing to put in an appearance, he took
possession of the ground and still holds
it, or did at last accounts. 1t is now re-
reported that the prospective buyers are
watching for an opportunity to get pos
ession OF the ground, by force if neces-
sary. Two hack loads of Lead men
were seen going TO the seat Of war last
evening, headed by Mr.. Preston, and a
number of shooting irons were seen in
their possession. 1t was surmised that
they intended to secrete them, elves
near the workings last night and when
Dunbar's men quit work, to capture the
fort and hold it and doubtless Mr.. Dun
bar will resist the act and some shoot.
ng may result.-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Enforcing the Law,

An order issued yesterday, says the
Deadwood Times, by Chairman Toomey
OF the county commissioners TO County
Auditor Welsh makes it appear very
much ss though the board intended TO
enforce the new license law. The order
in question directs the auditor to notify
all liquor dealers that the commission
ers at their next meeting, May 10, will
be ready to pass upon bonds required
under the law to be given by such
dealers. This applies to all parties now
engaged or intending TO engage in the
liquor traffic.
1t is reported that the saloon men, or
at least portion of them, have signi6ed
their intention to fight enforcement of
the law. On what grounds the proposed
contest is TO be made is not known.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

The following peculiar circumstance,
the validity of which may be considered
somewhat questionable, is going the
rounds of the press and credited up to
an eastern exchange: There was a
young man from Pauline, who fell into
threshing machine they rubbed him
down with butterine, rolled him up in
bandoline, then administered kerosene,
fed him two days on parafne, made him
drink pure gasoline, and or his bread
spread parisgreen, soaked his feet in
carboliLe, smeared bis clothes with
cottoline, dyed his hair with tourmaline
and nursed him back with vasaline,
chucked him into magazine and that's
the last of him they've seen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
The Spearfish Semi. Weekly Reuist

The spearfish Semi-Weekly Register
will be issued weekly hereafter until
such time as the conditions warrant its
temperance. The Register Is to be
commended for it's enterprise in this
direction, Notwithstanding its failure.
A newspaper should always keep pace
with the advancement Of its home town,
but it is not always safe to anticipate it,
One we'll established industry is worth
a whole nest of industrial eggs in pro-
cess of incubation. 1t 10 the full hsdged
industrial chick that counts in figuring
up the chances for the success of new
business enterprises in any town, all
others being liable to Prove delusive
and disappointing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Uniform System for tie Hills.

Miss Anna NJ. Walton. superintendent
Of Meade coonty, has conceived plan
in regard to the public school book
system that should be given favorabls
consideration by the county superin
tendents and boards Of education all
over the Black Hills. 1t is to secure a
system Of its own. Miss Walton was in
Deadwood yesterday, conferring with
Miss Kemper, superintendent of Law
renee county, upon the matter, and the
idea met the latter's unqualified appro-
baton. The other Black Hills superin-
tendents will be communicated with, in
the hopes ofsecnring their Endorsement,
and in that event a meeting will be held
to decide upon what system is the most
desirable 10 adopt-Pioneer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
w ell SAID.

The Deadwood Independent submits
the following strong and pertinent plea
in behalf Of the better advertisement Of
the peerless resources of the Hills, by
taking advantage of the opportunity
offered for an exhibit at the Salt Lake
and Omaha expositions There is an
old and trite saying that "the tide taken
at its flood leads on to fortune" and the
Hills enjoy that enyiable position today
anu it is gratifying to note that the
wideawake people ofthis favored region
are taking advantage Of the situation
floating in the tide of prosperity to
prominence and affluence. There has
been at no time since the early settle
msnt Of the country greater interest
manifested in the development of the
mining industries of the Hills. Every
merchant, every professional man,
every mechanic, miner and prospector
are endowed with spirit that gives
new life, strong hope and an inspiration
characteristic of western enterprise and
untiring zeal and which is bringing
results alike pleasing and profitable to
everyone who has cast his fortunes in
THIS favored region. Yet the good work
has scarcely been begun, although plans
are fast formulating and maturing for q
most aggressive campaign ofeducationai
work that all the world may know the
opportunities open here to the man.
"brain, Drawn and muscle" and little
capital. These hills are full Of hidden.
treasures, which can be turned into
commercial channels. Much effective
work has been done in the past by the
public spirited people of the Hills, but
still there are thousands who have
heard very little If anything Of this most
wonderfully rich mineral belt. The
story Of our varied resources, healthful
climate and grand scenery will bear
repeating every day and sent abroad to
meet new eye As often as the story 10
retold.. LET u not weary in we'll
doing" and therefore let all attend the
meeting called for tomorrow evening by
Mayor Star to take action upon making
IN exhibit at the Salt Lake and Omaha
sxpositions of the precious metals and
products Of the soil Of the only Black
Hills country on earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Billa That Ware Loaf.

Clerk Lien, of the late house of rep.
resentativss, in going over the records,
has discovered that FIVE bills which
originated in the senate and were re-
turned to that body after being passed
by the house. never got any further on
their road toward becoming laws, being
lost Ia the senate enrolling committee,
says Pierre dispatch. The bills are
senate bill No. 25. which provides for
quarantine Of cholera infected swine
senate bill No. 95. to encourage farmers
institutes and providing an appropri.
alton of s25 for each county which holds
such an institute; senate bill No liz,
providing for disposal of dead and fallen
timber on school and public lands;
senate bill No. l25. defining what shall
constitute doe diligence in the collection
Of checks and drafts senate bill No.
l2s, which repealed the law passed
early IN the session to prevent appeal
to the supreme court in cases where the
amount involved does not exceed s75,
leaving that law in force.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Anent the EXPOSITION,

If Systematic work, combined with
good business judgment and backed by
plenty Of money and unboundsd en-
thus'asm are potent factors in the sue
cessful accomplishment of an enterprise
then, in the opinion Of Omaha people
their coming exposition will take first
rank among like affairs held in this
country. J. p. Hymer, who went there
during the early part Of the week to
confer with the directors relative TO the
matter Of securing space for a Black
Hills exhibit, returned from Omaha
yesterday. He found matters we'll under
way, ground having been broken al
ready for the buildings and work on
details is also far advanced. Many
applications for space are on file and
more coming in almost daily. 1t is
estimated, Judging from present indica-
tions, that 100000 persons will visit
the exposition, which will be held on
IRE old fair grounds, near Kountz Place,
one of the prettiest spots that Omaha
boasts Of Mr.. Hymer was informed
that the Hills people could have all the
space they desired, and because Of a
neighborly feeling the directors seem
inclined to grant almost any reasonable
concession the Black Hills may ask.
The manager Of the grounds and build
ings, Mr.. KirLsndall, suggested that the
entire Black Hills exhibit be conceh-
trated in the mining building. both for
reasons of economy and feasibility. By
doing this the necessity of erecting a
building would be obviated; and be-
cause Of greater coDpactness the display
would be all the more attractive. 1t is
intended to make the mining exhibit
the main feature of the exposition.
What space in the mining building not
required by the Hills will, it is thought,
be taken by Montana, Utah and Color.
ado as these three states are particular
ly anxious to excel in the matter of
displays pertaining to mining and as
sociate industries. Mr.. Hymer has a
great deal Of information relating to the
exposition which he will impart at the
meeting Wednesday, and it will no
doubt prove Of interest to everybody
Deadwood Tis.es.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08

The Minneapolis Tribune, which is
always anxious to know the why's and
wherefores of things, inquiringly says f:
"Mrs Lease, who is in danger OF drop
ping out of public notice, has made a
bold strike for notoriety by asserting
that the disasters of one kind and an
other which have visited Oklahoma
during the past few years are directly
due to divine dispIeasure. How does
she account, then, for the sundry and
divers Affections of food, drouth, grass
hoppers, prairie fires, Populism, Simp.
son, PETER and things, not TO mention
her own aggressive self, which seem to
have been the lot of bleeding Kansas"
almost from time immemorial ?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
Comfort to California.

Every Thursday morning, a tourist
sleeping car for Sal. Lake City. San
Francisco and Los Angeles leaves 0ma-
ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route,
1t is carpeted upholstered in rattan
has spring seats and backs and is pro.
vided with curtains, bedding. towels
soap, etc. An experienced excursion
conductor and uniformed Pullman
porter accompany It through to the
Pacific Coast.
While neither as expensively finished
nor as fine to look at as palace sleeper
it is just as good to ride in. Second
class tickets are honored and the price
of a birth, wide enoIgh and big enough
for two, is only $500.
For folder giving full particulars,
call at the nearest b. & M. r. X. ticket
Office. Or, write to J. Francis, General
Pass'r Agt.. Burlington Route, Omaha,
Nebraska.