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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19
REPORTS SHOW THAT MANY OF
THE STEEL TRUST MILLS
ARE CLOSED.
SURPRISE FOR MANAGERS
Non-UnIon Painter Mill and the Lind.
say and McCutcheon Plant Have to
Shut Down-Said That Manufac.
turers Will Meet in New York to
Settle the Question Of Extending the
Olive Branch or Fighting.

Pittsburg, July 1G.-Reports re-
eived from all sources connected with
the great strike of the steel workers
indicate that the members of the
Amalgamated Association have mat
ters we'll in hand and that the strike
order generally has been obeyed. Tele-
grams from various points where the
mills of the American Tin Plate com
pany, the American Steel Hoop com
pany and the American Sheet Steel
company are located told of the shut
ting down Of these plants in large
numbers.
The American Steel Hoop com
panys supposedly non-union mill,
known as the Painter mill. in West
Carson street, was closed in all it's
branches. The tie-up at this mill was
said to have been a surprise to the
millowners and officials in charge
it. The other plant, known as the
Lindsay & McCutcheon mill in Allie
gheny, was shut down completely in
the pudding and bar mills All the
skilled workmen refused to enter the
mill and the company did not even
operate the five furnaces. The finish
ing department Of the mill was work
ing during the day, as the men are
not in the union, but it is claimed by
the workers that the employees in that
department will not go to work in the
morning.
The American Steel Hoop COM
pany's mill at Monessen was not
closed 1t has been non-union since it
was built two years ago and the COM
pany says the
Men Will Remain Loyal.
The Amalgamated people would not
discuss the situation in that mill.
1t was claimed by the company that
the men in the Old Meadow mill at
Scottdale would not go out ON strike.
The Scottdale Iron and Steel mill is
also working and no signs OF strike
are visible there. The alleged at
tempt on the part of the association to
attack the forces In the big Wander
grift mills at Vandergrft, Pa, was not
regarded seriously, though the com.
pany is watching closely al such
movements.
The most interesting report 10 the
Amalgamated Association w. the
dispatch from New York which said
that a conference OF tho nAaufac-
turers wds to be held in New York at
which Warner Arms, vice preAlsnt OF
the American Tin Plate company, will
present \ detailed account Of the OK
periences OF the committee that met
the Amalgamted Association n this
city last week. 1t was stated that the
question Of again extending the olive
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19

IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.
Over Eighty-five Thousand People Are
Held Prisoners.

London, July 16.-1n the house of
lords Lord Raglan, under secretary of
state for war, in the course of an an
nouncement that Mr.. Brodrick was Sc
lecting a committee of women to visit
the concentration camps in South At
rica. said the whites in those camps
numbered 14.624 men. 27,711 women
and 43,O75 children He said also that
the mortality for the month of June
was 63 men, 1873 women and 576 chill
dren. Lord Raglan deplored the
heavy mortality in some Of the camps
in the early months OF their establish
ment.
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SAVED INNOCENT LIVES.
United States Acted as a Restraining
Influence at Pekng.

Influence at Picking.
Washington, July 16-lt is now ap-
parent from mail reports which have
just reached the state department
from China that it wss solely through
the moderation and humanity eXer-
cised by the United States representa-
tives at Peking by the presidents di-
rect. in the early negotiations for
a settlement of the Boxer trouble that
number of innocent lives We're not
sacrificed. These reports show that
more sober and painstaking inquiry
has developed the fact that some OF
the Chinese officials supposed to have
been connected with the Boxer out
RACES, whose capital punishment was
demanded by the foreign ministers,
have been proved to be entirely inno-
cent of the charges made against
them. In many other cases proof has
been adduced that the offenses with
which the Chinese officials were
charged were not nearly so grave as
was supposed at first by the foreign
representatives in Peking. Therefore,
it is regarded here by ofYlcials as a
matter for congratulation that Messrs.
Conger and Rockhill moved with de-
liberation and acted as 4 restraining
influence in the matter of punishment.
for not only were these livGa saved.
but, under their influence, the whole
list of capital sentences was reduced
other offenses was obtained.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19
FOR AN ElGHT.HOUR DAY.
Pennsylvania Stationary Firemen Will
Quit Work.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 16.-Presi-
dent Mulcahy of the Stationary Fire
mems association of Pennsylvania has
given up all hope of an amicable set
tlement of the strike of the fremen
ordered to begin in the morning.
There We're no responses from en-
ployers and nothing now remains to
be done but to put into effect the order
of the executive committee of the as
sociation that all stationary firemen
affiliated with the state association re-
fuse to go to work until their demands
for an S-hour day are granted.
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PROTEST BY OuipA.
Says Olive Schreiner Is Kept 4 Pr:s
onsr by the British.

London, July 16.-Mlle. Louise de Ia
Rance (Ouida) has long letter IN
The Daily News protesting against the
treatment administered by the British
in South Africa to Mrs. Cronwright
at is, | think, entirely true that
Nine. Olive Schreiner has been trans
ported to a strange place and impris-
oned within fence Of wire netting,
which is protected by armed sentinels
standing at intervals with orders to
fire upon any one attempting to get
through the netting to escape.
I'm this place she lives alone with
her dog in one small room, for which
she pays, cooking for herself and com
PEELED to remain all night without any
kind of light. Her husband Is refused
by the British authorities permission
to visit her, although her brother Is a
former premier Of Cape Colony.
What is her offense, Merely to
have espou-ed the cause OF the Beers
Is it tolerahle that for this alone she
should have been subjected to the In
dignity of rriyation and carried away
from all she loves?"
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ATTACKED THE WITNESS.
Defendant in Murder Trial Creates
Scene in Court.

Upper Sandusky, O., July 16.-Dur-
ing the progress of the Johnson muir
der trial here Willis Miller, the de-
fendant, attacked Guard Grundtisch
of the county Jail, who had just given
testimony which Miller characterized
as perjury. A brother and sister Of
Miller joined in the attack upon
Grundtisch and a desperate struggle
ensued. 4 general fight followed and
the courtroom was turned into bed
lam. Judge Tobias adjourned court
and Miller was taken to Jail under
guard.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19

DeWltt's Y itch Hazel Satve should be
promptly aprlied to cuts, burns and
scalds 1t soothes and quickly heals he
injured part. here are wnlthless coun-
terfeits. be sure to get DeWitt's M. e
Doe q Co., Campbell Drug Co., Walker
Commercial Co. =
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branch to the strikers or of taking up
the fight and crushing the association
would be determined. Generally
speaking the workers from President
Shaffer down seem to be looking for
some sort of settlement.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19
Lvrci1ed by Neqroes.

Montgomery, Ala, July ia mob
of negroes at Courtland hanged Alex
ander Herman, negro who was
charged with killing Sallie Swope.
When the officers took Herman to the
train on their way to Tuscumbia to
place him in Jail for safekeeping the
negroes held up the train, took the
prisoner off and hanged him. after
wards riddling his body with bullets.
Herman made a confession.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19

London, July 16.-"The Russian
civil administrator here says dis
patch to The Morning Post from Nieu
Chwang, dated July IL, has prepared
a proclamation declaring that the port
of Nieu Chwang ha- been taken over
by Russia. This will be issued on re-
ceipt of the official document from
Peking. The proclamation will de-
cree that all houses shall be liable to
a tax of 60 cents per month and all
Chinese to poll tax of $1.5O a month.
1t will also direct that members of the
various professions must be distin-
guished by different clothing"
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ORDERLY AND EXPEDITIONS.
Nearly 24.ooo Have Register I'd at FL
Reno and Fort Sill.

Washington, July 16.-Telegrams
received by the interior department
from Assistant Commissioner Rich
ards of the general land Office, who is
at Ell Reno supervising the arrange
ments for opening the lands, report
that everything is proceeding in an
"orderly and expeditions manner"
The total registrations, as officially
reported. was 23.S79 at both Eli Reno
and Fort Sill. No unregistered peo-
pie were at El Reno desiring registra-
ton
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Will Destroy the Taku Forte.

Tien Tsin, July 16.-The military
commanders have directed the prov.
sional government Of Tien Tsin to un-
dertake the destruction of the Taku
forts and the government has prom
ised to comply on receipt of mill
tary guarantee to protect the work
men engaged in the task.
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NO OFFICIAL RECEPTION.
Public Opinion Aaainst Recognition
Of Prince Chunu.

OF PT1nCe CNuNg.
Shanghai, July 16.-Prince Chung,
who left Peking July IL en- route for
Berlin to apologize to Emperor Will
lam for the murder of Baron Won Ket-
teller, has arrived at Woo Sing, 10
miles north Of here. No official re-
ception was arranged, public opinion
being against such recognition of
Prince Chung.
There have been disastrous 1oods
on the Yang Use kiang near Hankow
in which hundreds of lives were lost
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19

The piles that annoy you so will be
quickly and permanently healed if you
use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Be
ware of worthless counterfeits. NJ. e.
Doe & CO., Campbell Drug Co., Walker
! Commercial Co =
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Very Warm Weather in Germany.

Berl d, July 16.-The weather was
the hot est known in Berlin for sew
eral ye;rs. A number of persons died
of sun stroke. Violent thunder storms
are reported in various sections of the
country and there was cloudburst at
Potsdam. Two men and many cattle
were killed in the mountains by light
ming, several houses were burned and
one man killed by lightning near
Nienburs. At Horneburg and Wur-
temburg the crops have been prac-
tically ruined by hail and they have
been badly damaged in other sections
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ABSORBED BY RUSSIA
WILL SOON PROCLAIM THE TAX.
ING OVER OF THE PORT OF
NIEU CHWANG.
A RESTRAINING INFLUENCE

United States Saved Many innocent
Persons From Execution in China.
Officials Supposed to Have Been
Connected With the Boxer Uprising
Have Been Proved to Be Entirely
GuiItless.
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Ex-senator Puuh Verv III.

Wash .nstoA, July 16.-Ex-Senator
Pugh OF Alabama is seriously i'll at his
home in this city with liver trouble.
Saturday night the senator was in an
extremely critical condition, but he
rallied and his condition is slightly
more favorable. His advanced age,
over so ysAxs. Il against him.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-07-19

When you want modern. up to-date
physic try Chamhnrlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy to take
and pleasant in effect Price % cents
Samples free at NJ f. Doe & Co. s drug
store. i
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Against suspendng the Constitution.

Against suspending the Constitution.
London, July 16.-In the course of
an address before the Cape Town
John Gordon Sprigg. declared himself
against the proposition to suspend the
constitution of the colony. He said
he was unable to give any definite as
surances on the subject, but he hoped
the Cape parliament could meet be-
fore the second week in October, the
date fixed BY the constitution.
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The Official Newspaper-The Mail.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
FACTS o SAROINES.
hi Greater Part of This Country's
Consumption Now Packed Here.

h Greater Part of This Country's
Consumption Now Packed Here.
Formerly the sardines consumed in
this country were all imported from
France. Now about three-quarters Of
the sardines eaten in the United States
are put up here, the chief center Of
the sardine industry In the United
States being the eastern coast Of
Maine. though some sardines are now
put up on the coast Of California. The
packing of sardines In this country
was begun about 1856.
Thousands of neople now find en-
ployment In n part and another of
the work In catching fish, In making
cans and In canning and packing and
marketing and 80 on.
Sardines are put up In greater va
riety than formely, there being now
adays sardines packed In tomato
sauce, sardines In mustard, spiced sar-
dimes and so on, but the great bulk OF
sardines, both imported and domestic,
are still put up In oil. Sardines are
put up also In a greater variety OF
packages than formerly. there being,
Tor example. various sizes and shapes
Of oval tins, and some Franch sar,
dimes are imported In glass, but as the
great bulk of all sardines are still put
up in oil, SO the great bulk of them are
still put up in the familiar fiat boxes
the great majority of these being OF
the sizes known as halves and quar-.
ters and far the greater number OF
these being in quarters. Sardines are
packed 100 tins in a case, and the con,
sumption Of sardines in this country
is roughly estimated at from 1905 0C
to 100000 cases annually.
Like canned goods Of every descrip
ton, sardines are cheaper now thar
they formerly We're, and American sar
dimes are sold for less than the import
ed. American sardines are now ex
ported from this country to the Yves
Indies and to South America.-New
York Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
An Idle Discussion.

All democrats do not believe that the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Philippines i:
probable, or, indeed possible. Colonel
Henry Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal in commenting ON Mr..
Bryan's anti-imperialistic policy, says
God moves in a mysterious way Hi.
wonders to perform. He made the
Spanish war. He was not less behind
Dewey in Manila than He was behind
Shafter and Sampson and Schley a,
Santiago. What was His allwise pur
pose? We know not. But that we
were there, we are and nothing is
surer in the future than that we shall be
there a century hence unless some power
turns up strong enough to drive Us out
Instead, therefore, Of discussing the alb
straction of imperialism, illustrated by
the rights and wrongs of the Philip
pines, Mr.. Bryan were more proftably
engaged in considering how we may
best administer possessions, which for
good or evil, are with US to stay.
THE flag will never come down by
popular consent. He who proposes tc
take it down arrays himself against ire
pressible forces and antagonizes ten.
denotes that ought to be obvious to the
least imaginative dlscernment; because
they are not merely national in charac
ter, involving the pride-call it the
vanity, if you please-of the people, but
they embrace in the wide sweep of theil
encircling arms religion itself"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Don't ScOld.

or all forms Of human effort and
execution scolding is the most useless.
When a parrot, a chipmunk. a squirrel
or bluejay scolds he is ludicrous. For
people to scold is ludicrous, too, but
with a difference. and assuredly the
difference Is on the unfavorable side.
1t never did and never will do any one
any good. 1t has done much harm.
Besides, scolding grows to be a habit.
We have all suffered because of the
shortcomings of some one else. re-
ceiving tremendous Trades over what
we had no hand in, because we hap
pened to be present when the scolding
habit vas yielded to by one Of its vic
tins.
Scolding is easy. 1t takes neither
power Of brain nor heart to scold. 1t
does not even make any great draft
upon the physical being. Any ishwife
alive can be a grand success at scold-
ing. Why compete with her?
Scolding should be compelled to per-
ish from the earth. The tongue, the
voice, the eye, the facial should be
trained not to scold-yes, and the pen,
for Of all things a scolding pen is the
worst. And the habit once formed
with the pen is apt never to be entirely
shaken off.-Ada c. Sweet in Woman's
Home Companion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Millions Spent In Amusement..

"The American people are great thea
ter goers and spend about SIP 0O. 900
annually for such amusements," said a
prominent theatrical manager to the
writer recently. This vast sum of
money is paid into the treasures uf
some 1000 companies, which were esti-
mated to be playing in all parts Of the
United States last year. This includes
everything that can be considered
strictly professional companies, to say
nothing OF the countless amateur or
CARNATIONS.
"Of the strictly theatrical organiza.
tions 1t is safe to say that the average
receipts per night for the 1000 compa-
MES is S400 each. At seven perform
ances per week for each company the
weekly average would be $500. The
average theatrical season is 40 weeks.
The entire 1000 companies, with aver.
age nightly receipts Of $500, would
produce weekly receipts at seven per-
formances per week amounting to So
100000. This multiplied by 40, the
number of weeks In the theatrical sea.
son, will yield gross receipts amount
ing to Sll2, 100000, which is probably
far below what the people of this coun-
try really do pay every year for the
atrieal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
II WRONG COAT.
What Happened When the Man Who
Took 1t Came Back.

"Ill carry it," said a young man at an
up town barber shop as the boy vainly
tried to help him on with the light over
coat he had pluoked from the row.
Throwing the coat over his arm he de-
parted hastily.
always arouses my suspicious" said
the wise guy, when a man carries away
his overcoat from a public place instead
of putting it on"
The man sitting alongside the wise guy
looked up uneasily, walked over to the
rack, examined an overcoat, emitted a
howl and dashed out of the door. In a
few minutes he returned with the young
man who had carried the coat, both some
what fustered.
The barber shop was very much inter
ested, and the BARRIERS did not go on
shaving. Malevolent glances were shot at
the young man.
I'm very sorry ! took your coat" said
he. at looks very much like mine," as he
indicated another coat hanging on the
rack.
"Oh, yes" returned the other sarcas-
tically. Don't do it again, that's ALL"
The young man flushed deeply, but
maintained his composure. 81 shall ask
you," he said, addressing the proprietor
u VIZ ooicNi Shop' put soul uulu III
the inside breast pocket of my coat hang
ing there and show these gentlemen what
you find"
The proprietor did so, while everybody
%rubbered. He produced a pocketbook.
"You will find cards bearing my name"
said the young man, mentioning the
name. The cards were produced.
What else is there?" continued the
young man.
The proprietor fshed into the pocket
book and displayed five 500 bills and
some others, making something over
$500.
II may be very foolish to leave that
money lying around in an overcoat," said
the young man, 'but I'd rather be
thought a fool than a thief. I'm much
obliged to you sir" Blowing to the man
who had brought him back, "for calling
my attention SO promptly, if rudely, to
the mistake l made.'-New York Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
The Dead Sea Falling.

The Dead sea In Palestine a for.
merly much larger than at present, as
Is shown by the old beaches stretching
at various attitudes around the whole
basin.
The phenomenon Is not due to nat.
ural causes, but to the steadily increas-
Ing quantity of water that Is taken
from the Jordan river for irrigation
purposes. There are other smaller
streams flowing into the sea and they,
too, are being utilized by the increas.
ing number Of farmers, who are d.
verting all the water they can get to
the lands and are relieving the monot.
onous aspect Of the former arid and
lifeless region with many verdant
fields.
The latest travellers say that some Of
the salt deposits covering the bottom
of the lake may now be seen above the
water in the shallower places and near
the shores. This Is a new aspect ia
addition to the deposits Of salt crystals
that have always been observed on the
shores. But, even though this desicca.
ton goes steadily on, 1t will take a long
time to dry up the waters, for it re-
quires a sounding line over 1900 feet
long to touch the bottom In the deem
northern part of the basin.-New York
Sun,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
DEEP SEA PRESSURE.
Row II Changes a Corked Bottle 81
Wine into Water.

Speaking OF deep sea pressure" said
ne OF the officers OF the training ship
Prairie. did you ever hear of the expert
ment OF lowering a bottle of champagne
and forcing in the cork? No? Well, it's
very curious. | saw it done when | was
on the Hero during its Pacific cruise.
taking deep %soundings. An officer on
board offered to wager that IL a bottle of
champagne was let down to a certain
depth ii would come up tightly corked,
but full OF salt water. Somebody took
him up, and the experiment was at once
tried.
, "a quart bottle OF champagne was Sc
cured from the wardroom and attached
to the cannon ball weight used on the
deep sounding apparatus. They let IL
down. how far l don't remember, but it
was several thousand feet, and when
they began to hoist there was naturally
a great deal Of curiosity.
"All hands clustered about the rail.
and when the bottle appeared 1t was ca
gerly examined. The cork was firmly in
place, although 1t looked as If it had
been badly crushed or jammed, and, mi
raculous as 1t may seem, the stuff inside
was undeniably sea water. Everybody
could testify that the bottle went down
full OF champagne. and how the trans
formation was effected was a first class
mystery to most Of those present.
Yet the explanation was very simple
When the bottle reached a certain depth,
the pressure drove the cork right down
into the body of 1t. The champagne then
escaped. water under compression took
its place. and In returning to the surface
the cork, which was floating in the neck,
was pushed up into its former position.
Nevertheless 1t was a very surprising
thing to witness.
"They tried the same experiment with
a bottle OF beer, and when hauled back
to the surface Its cork was found sticking
tightly in the neck, but turned bottom
side up. 1t had evidently whirled around
while the beer was going out and the sea
water was going in and happened to be
reversed when the upward pressure drew
it back into position.
1.-The performance was Of no special
scientific value, but 1t gave us all a vivid
realization of the tremendous weight OF
water in those submarine depths. After
such an object lesson it is easy to under
stand why a diver can go only a limited
distance below the surface. If he had
followed the bottle. he would have been
smashed like an eggshell under a trip
hammer."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.