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The Butte Inter Mountain.
VOL. XXI. NO. 46
Cloudy Tonight
With Probable Showers
BUTTE. MONTANA. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13. 1901.
Stationary Temperature
Tomorrow
PRICE FIVE CENTS
For Labor
Setmxiel Gompers,
President of the American Federn.»
tion of Labor.
New York, May 13.—Samuel Oompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, disputes the statement of Mr.
Schwab. He says:
''It is a mis-statement to say that we are endeavoring to
fix one price for the wages of workingmen of any one class.
What we aim at is to establish a minmmum of wages, below
which a workingman will not be obliged to labor. Because a
minimum is established it does not follow that a worker can
not receive more than that.
"We are engaged in promoting the main welfare of the
working classes and are aiming at their general improvement
rather than trying to get one preferred position for some par
ticular individual. It may be true that there are cases where
a laboring man advances beyond his co-laborers, but it is
usually at the expense of others. Better the conditions of the
craft generally and all will profit."
Die Illness of Mrs. McKinley May force the
President to Abandon His Tour of
the Northwest.
Proposed Visit to Butte May Have to
Be Given Up—Physicians in Con
stant Attendance—Rested Well
Last Night But She May
Not Be Able to Con
( tinue the Journey.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, May 13.—Secretary Cor
teryou this morning gave out the follow
ing bulletin as to Mrs. McKinley's condi
tion:
"Mrs. McKinley rested well during the
night and this morning was quite as com
fortable as her physicians expected her
to be. President McKinley will not de
cide until later in the day whether he
will go to San Jose or not."
There is some probability of President
McKinley abandoning his proposed trip
into the northwest in view of the condi
tion of Mrs. McKinley. Unless there is a
radical change for the better the presi
dential party will leave for Washington
sonn after the celebration in this section
is over. Mr. McKinley is very' much wor
STEAMER SUNK IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST—A
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, May 13.—A special telegram
from Chester, Illinois, states that the
steamer City of Paducah of the St. T.ouis
and Tennessee River Packet company
struck a snag while backing out from
Brunkhorn londing between here and
Grand Tower about 9 o'clock last night
and it is reported that one passenger was
drowned; that eight or nine of the crew
are missing and that the boat will be a
total loss. The steamer City of Clifton,
of the same line, passed up shortly af
ter the accident, but took on board the
crew and passengers who made the above
report.
Captain Massengale, agent of the pack
et line here is in receipt of a despatch
from the clerk of the City of Paducah,
but it simply notes the sinking of the boat
Without giving any details. Captain
RUDY TO 60 OUT
GREAT MACHINIST#' STRIKE
WILL HAVE GOOD HELP.
AFFECTS 100,000 DIRECTLY
And Many Thousands of Allied Trades
men—Encouraging Report From
Many Localities—Heads of Labor
Organizations Fixing Details of
the Support to Be Given the Strikers
(By Associated Press.)
EVashington. May 13.—Conferences
»re in progress in this city today be
een President O'Connell of the Int»r
tlonal Association of Machinists,
esldent Gompers of the American
»deration of Labor, and officials of sev
ai of the metal working trades other
an machinists, considering the moral
id financial support to be given the
oposed strike of machinists on May 20.
President O'Connell said the outlook
is very encouraging for a successful
rike In many locilities. He says the
rlke will affect at least 100,000 men dl
ctly, and over that number of allie.1
echanics indirectly.
Topeka, Kan., May 13.—After a con
rence with a committee representing
« International Union of Machinists,
« Santa Fe. railroad, through Genera!
anager Mudge, has agreed to raise the
ages of shopmen along the entire sys
m. The machinists bad threatened to
rike on May 20.
The machinists heretofore getting 27
ints per hour were raised to 30 centr,
id the 28%-cent men to 31 cents. These)
ages prevailed since 1893. Fifty-nine
jure will constitute a week's work,
he schedule is effective from May L
ried over the condition of his wife and it
is even possible that many of the func
tions arranged in his honor for this week
may be postponed or dropped altogether.
Secretary Cortelyou has given notice,
that Mrs. McKinley, should she continue
the trip with the president will not under
any circumstances engage in any of the
social functions arranged for the party
at any place, but that Mrs. McKinley will
remain as quiet as possible during the re
mainder of the tour.
Watsonville, Cal., May 13.—The memb
ers of the cabinet left Del Monte on
schedule time this morning in accordance
with the agreement reached yesterday
before the departure of the president
and Mrs. McKinley for San Francisco.
The original itinerary between Del Monte
and San Francisco will be followed. Sec
retary of State Hay will represent the
president until the latter joints the party.
No advices had been received from San
Francisco regarding Mrs. McKinley's
condition before leaving Del Monte this
morning but the telegrams which same to
the members of the cabinet last night
Missengale states that the City of Padu
cah had very few passengers and was
lightly loaded as to freight. This would
indicate that the reports sent out from
towns several miles from the river re
garding heavy loss of life cannot be true.
The steamer City of Paducah left the
foot of Pine street this city at five o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Chester, Grand
Tower, Cairo, Paducah and points on the
Tennessee river as far as Florence, Ala
bama.
The latest advices received by Captain
Massengale up to 11:30 today are that 22
passengers and the dack watchman were
drowned by the sinking of the City of
Paducah, but they make no mention of
any of the crew being lost or missing.
There were only fifteen cabin passengers
on the boat when she left here and four
"deckers."
The names of the passengers drowned
are not known at the office of the com
pany.
From another source it is learned that
Miss Mabel Gardiner of this city was one
of the lost
A despatch from Captain McCoy, of the
steamer City of Clifton, which took on
board the passengers and crew of the
wrecked steamer at Chester, says that
twelve negro deck hands are missing but
it is thought that they have wandered
away in the woods and not turned up
yet.
The boat was valued at J15.000 and fully
insured.
A dispatch received from Captain
Kirkpatrick, of the steamer City of
Paducah, says that It is now positively
known that two passengers were drowned
and that twenty of the colored deck
hands, whose names are not known, are
missin?.
The dead whose bodies have been re
covered are Miss Mabel Gardiner of St.
Louis and a Mr. Bell, who took passage
at St. Louis.
LOCK OUT FOR BRICKLAYERS.
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X (Bi- Associated Press.) X
X New York, May 13.—A general X
X lockout of 7,000 bricklayers in this X
X city may take place to-day. X
X The trouble began over a strike X
X on the "Stokes" apartment house, X
X now building at Broadway and X
X Seventy-fourth streets. A fire- X
X proofing company employed brick- X
N» layers not connected with the X
3» union and an issue was raised be- X
X tween the Bricklayers' union and X
X the Mason Builders' association. X
X Several meetings were held for X
X the purpose of adjusting the dit- X
X ferences. Finally the Mason X
X Builders' association ordered the X
X lockout of all bricklayers refus- X
X Ing to agree to arbitration of X
X differences. X
X X
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President Remains With Mrs. McKin
ley While Members of the Cabinet
Visit Del Monte—All Are Anx
ious, But Not Alarmed, Over
the Condition of Mrs.
McKinley.
were reassuring, and it is believed that
with a few days of complete rest Mrs.
McKinley's health will improve and that
the itinerary after leaving San Francisco
will not be abandoned.
The members of the cabinet are anxious
but not alarmed about Mrs. McKinley's
illness. They know her recuperative
powers and believe that a week of quiet
may restore her to her normal condition.
Paparo was the first stop today. The
train remained there 10 minutes and a
crowd was in waiting. Secretary Hay
briefly explained the cause of the presi
dent's absence but made no speech.
Several little children carried roses into
the train for the ladies of the cabinet.
The train left the main line here for the
trip to Santa Cruz.
TRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK.
Mail Clerk and Fireman Killed on Illi
nois Central—Workmen Had Just
Been Repairing the Track.
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, May 13.—The south
bound Illinois Central passenger train
from Chicago Jumped the track on the
curve near Hazelhurst, 30 miles south
of Jackson, today.
C. E. Rose of Fulton, Ky., mall clerk,
and Tom Lee, fireman, were killed. Gus
Nelson, the engineer, had a leg broken,
and M. E. Stephan, assistant mail clerk,
was badly bruised.
The track where the accident occurred
was undergoing repairs.
THE MILLIONAIRES WILL MEET
London Chamber of Commerce to Ban
quet New York Stock Dealers—
Important Function.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, May 13.—A dispatch to the
Herald from London says:
The banquet to be given by the Lon
don chamber of commerce to the New
York chamber on June 5 will mark the
friendly union of the principal men of
commerce in England and America.
It is an endeavor to cement the friend
ship which has long existed betweeq the
two countries.
Most of the greatest commercial
houses in England will be represented,
while from America come some 25. mil
lionaires, headed by J. Pierpont Mor
gan, Mr. Carnegie and Morris K. Jessup,
president of the New York chamber of
commerce.
The entertainment of the American
visitors, at which the banquet at
Grocers' hall is the most promnient fea
ture, promises to be on a scale hitherto
quite unsurpassed. There will be a re
ception by the lord mayor in the Egyp
tlon hall of the Mansion house on Fri
day, while Lord Brassey and others will
give garden parties.
Altogether, this festival of commerce
will last for the greater part of a
week.
According to Kenrlc B. Murray, sec
retary of the London chamber, the kind
liest feelings have prevailed between the
two chambers of commerce for many
years, and at the time of the Venezuelan
difficulty, though political feelings ran
high, cables were exchanged between
New York and London conveying assur
ances of commercial friendship.
TAKE MANY BOER PRISONERS
Large Captures of Horaes and Wagons
—Light Artillery Guns Fall
to the British.
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 13.—Lord Kitchener, In
a dispatch from Pretoria, dated May 12,
says: .
"Grenfell has occupied Loutstrlchart.
capturing 50 Boers with rifles. Louls
trichart was previously held by six Brit
ish with 40 surrendered Boers.
"Other columns report eight Bocra
killed, 20 wounded, 132 prisoners, two f
pounders and one machine gun, 6,48»
rounds of ammunition, 150 wagons and
870 horses captured."
Chnrles M. Schwab.
President of the United Stntes
Steel Company.
Aga ? ist Labor
Washington, D. C., May 13.—Charles M. Schwab, presi
dent of the United States steel corporations, while testifying
oefore the Industrial commission, which is investigating trusts,
took a decided stand against labor. Mr. Schwab declared
that organized labor was unjust, saying that it did not give
individuals a fair chance in life.
Mr. Schwab said labor organizations put all men on a
level and prevent one man from advancing unless all advance.
The capitalization of the steel trust is $1,100,000,000 in
stock and $304,000,000 in bonds. The pay roll of the com
pany amounts to $500,000 a day and employs 250,000 men.
J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie
and Henry H. Rogers are at the head of this great combine.
The salary of President Schwab for directing the affairs of the
crust is $1,000,000 a year. Mr. Schwab began his career as
a boy in the employ of Mr. Carnegie.
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London financiers Consult With J. Pierpont
Morgan and Come to the Rescue
of Wall Street.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Are Handing Out
Stock to Prïvent Those Who Went
Short From Getting Squeezed—
The Basis Upon Which
Deals Are to Be
Settled.
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 13.—The stock exchange
committee and J. Pierpont Morgan have
come to the rescue of the situation and
the difficulty in which operators and
brokers who have given calls for North
ern Pacific for the end of May and June
found themnelves is satisfactorily set
tled.
The committee decided that the "buy
ing in" of Northern Pacific common and
preferred be suspended for the present.
This means that the stock need not be
delivered immediately.
The committee also fixed the making
up price of Northern Pacific common at
140. Mr. Morgan is lending Northern Pa
cific "avens," that is, for nothing.
ULTIMATUM FOR THE TURK
Powers Unite in Taking the Sultan to
Task for Interference With
Mail Service.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, May 13.—The correspondent here
of the Associated Press learns on trust
worthy authority that unless the sultan
of Turkey yields on the question of in
terference with the foreign postofliees, the
powers will present an ultimatum in a
few days backed by a nava» demonstra
tion.
The powers, including Germany, are
acting in perfect unison in this matter.
LIKELY TO END IN A JANGLE
English Liberal Federation Does Not
Know What to Propose for
Boer Legislation.
(By Associated Press.)
..New York, May 13.—A special to the
Tribune from London says:
A number of resolutions dealing with
various matters of public interest wib
be considered by the council of the Na
tional Liberal Federation at Bradford
this week. Three of the motions on the
Argenta paper refer either directly or
indirectly to the South African question
The general committee of federation
adopted a resolution last February
favoring such a measure of safe govern
ment for the Transvaal and Orange
River colony as could be honorably ac
copied by a brave and high spirited peo
ple, and this resolution the council now
Will be asked to confirm,
t,Unfortunately for the liberal party.
Opinion on the question of the future
government of the conquered Boer re
publics is far from unanimous, and it
is only too probable that the meeting
»of the council, instead of giving encour
agement to the opposition in the house
of commons will provide material for
sarcastic articles in the unionist press.
REDSULL'S FULL D INNER PAIL
Night Watchman Carried Away $15,
OOO Worth of Silver Bullion
From the Smelter.
(By Associated Press.)
fiait Lake, May 13.—Word from Park
City, Utah, says that George Redsull
an'1 Albert N- Niles were arrested today
ohciged with stealing sliver bullion from
the Marsac refinery in that city.
The thefts, which have covered a pe
ri-J of several months, it is said, .will
amount In the aggregate to nearly $15,000.
Redsull has been the night watchman at
tin- refinery and the authorities assert
that it is he who did the stealing, carry
ing the bullion away in his dinner pail
and storing it at the house of his son-in
law, Mr. Niles, where the greater portion
of the bullion was recovered by the sheriff
today.
$upreme Court Paaaea Insular Cases.
(By Associated Press.)
- Washington, May 13.—The Unit-.d
States supreme court today adjourned
Until next Monday without announcing
Its opinion in the insular cases. The
fcourt will have two more sittings for the
announcement of opinions and hearings
of motions before its final adjournment
Cor the term on the 27tb nistanW
Decided dissatisfaction has been ex
pressed on the stock exchange over the
tentative settlement of the Northern Pa
cific crisis. It is understood tiiat Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. as well as Mr. Morgan are
quietly lending shares to their friends,
who have been caught in the squeeze.
The committee also decided that the
settling price for the preferred was to be
110, but the amount involved is of minor
Importance.
New York. May 13.—Under reassuring
news from London to the effect that a
basis of settlement with Northern Pa
cific shorts had been agreed upon and
that J, P. Morgan was lending the stock
"flat" for delivery in that market, the
New York stock exchange began busi
ness today strong. The first trading
Vi as well distributed throughout the list
at prices generally higher than on the
close Friday. Union Pacific sold at 116,
a few minutes after 10 o'clock, showing
a gain of $40 a share as compared with
Thursday's low point.
Developments in Northern Pacific are
awaited with the keenest interest, but
it was the general opinion in Wall
NE» V CUP CHALLENGER IGNOMINIOUSLY
BEATEN BY SHAMROCK I UPTON'S
TIRST RACE.
(By Associated Press.)
Weymouth, May 13.—The Erin towed
in both the Shamrocks yesterday in a
hot, hazy calm, which gave little prom
ise of racing weather. The yachts an
chored Inside the Portland breakwater.
During the night a fresh easterly breeze
piped up and early this morning it was
blowing a half gale and a big, white sea
was running outside.
On the first sign of a lull, sail was
made on both yachts. The wind was
still hard and fresh, as well as fine
weather. The Shamrock I set her jib
header over her full mainsail, and toe
challenger followed suit. Anchors were
tripped shortly before midday.
The weather conditions all favored a
fair trial with the wind fresh and
steady, the course clear of all obstruc
tions and no tides of any consequence.
The Shamrock I today beat Sir Thomas
Llpton's new boat by 5 minutes and 5
seconds over a triangular course of
about 20 miles.
The only possible disadvantage to the
challenger was in the fact that she used
her old mainsail, which sits worse since
its salt bath of Thursday.
There was no discoverable holding
back of the challenger, although once or
twice, she pointed such u course as left
the suspicion that $he steersman was not
taking advantage of every chance,
There is no doubt that the result of to
day's trial was distinctly disappointment
to those who had pinned their faith to the
new challenger, especially as the Sham
rock I. on the previous spin had not
shown equality with the new racer on any
point of sailing, with the exception or
running.
The first leg of the course was from the
Portland breakwaters to the Shambb-s
lightship. The second to White Nose
Point and thence to point of starting.
LOSE A FORTUNE IN BONDS.
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X (By Associated Press.) X
X New York.May 13.—Lost, some- X
X where between this city and the X
X Pacific coast, are $38,000 In rail- X
X way bonda which David T. Harts- X
X horn, of Brooklyn, is anxious to X
X fiind. *
X The bonds formed part of the X
X estate of Carolina M. E. Lotter, X
X but the administrator. Mr. Harts- .
X horn, has been unable to find X
J* them. It Is his belief that some X
X time before her death Mrs. X
X Lotter deposited the bonda in X
X some bank or safe deposit vault. X
X either in this city, Chicago, Cin- X
X clnnati, St. Louis. Kansas City. X
X or California. X
X *
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Morgan Isr Lending Blocks of HI»
Stock to Personal Friends to Save
Them From Bankruptcy—New
York Market Rallies Under
Support From Across
the Ocean.
street today that ft would be some time
before the question of control would be
settled. It is believed that one party
to the controversy holds control through
the preferred stock and that several in
tricate legal points are involved con
cerning the right of the directors of the
company to retire the preferred stock
at par and thus deprive it of its voting
power.
The rise in Union Pacific was accom
panied by a similar but not as exten
sive a movement In Amalgamated Cop
per, which opened at 116% sold up t<?
120%, an advance of 5% as compared
with Friday's close. It subsequently
declined to 118V4.
There were selling orders in Union
Pacific above 120 and the stock fell back
to II6V2 but an immediate tally followed.
The old Shumrock had a length the best
of the start and held her advantage so
well that the challenger was unable to
head her and the Shambles lightship was
rounded by the Shamrock I. 45 seconds
ahead of Shamrock II. The run to White
Nose Point was dead to windward.
Captain W:inge was able for over half
the course to keep the Shamrock I. on
the weather bow of the new boat, and
held all his advantage at the rounding
of the second mark. As the yachts
squared away for the home run the
Shamrock I. led by about a minute.
Down the wind the two yachts sailed with
jib top sails set, the old boat adding to
her lead throughout the six miles and
crossing the finish line five minutes be
fore the 1901 challenger.
CLOSE TRE SHOPS
MONTANA CENTRAL WORKS AT
GREAT FALLS MUST GO.
TO REPAIR NOTHING BUT CARS
Locomotives Will Go to St. Paul or
Spokane When They Need Rebuild
ing—Was the Least Important Re
pair Station on the Line, and Could
Be Easily Spared.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Great Falls, May —In an interview
concerning the recent strike of the ma
chniists in the Montana Central repair
shops in this city. Superintendent Ross
stated this morning that the shops would
remain permanently closed, and the ma
chinery would probably be removed to
some other point.
He further stated that the strike had
not inconvenienced the company in any
particular, as the shops here were the
most unimportant of any on the entire
system. The engines will be taken to
either Spokane or St. Paul for repairs,
and he said that if none were repaired
on the Montana Central for six months
to come it would not cripple the com
pany in its carrying capacity.
It is probable that the machine shops
will be supplanted by car repair shops
in the near future.
Horseman Tucker Dead.
(Bv Associated Press.)
Chicago, May 13.—John Tucker, for
many years a prominent figure in horse
circles and known to ail the lending
owners and drivers of the country, died
here yesterday of apoplexy.