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The
Inter Mountain.
vol. XXI. NO. 65
Generally Fair.
BUTTE, MONTANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6. 1901.
Showers Threatened.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OHIO AGAIN FLOODED BY II
At Least Two Persons Supposed to Be
Browned—Great Loss of Stock
Telephone and Telegraph Lines
All Down—Country Inun
dated by Heavy Bain.
(By Associated Press.)
Ripley, Ohio, June 6.—A terrific rain
storm, accompanied by a heavy wind,
and hall, visited this section last night,
doing great damage to property and pro
bably causing the loss of a number of
lives. The wife and daughter of John
Hlett, of Hiett postofllce, left here just
before the storm broke and are both
supposed to have been. lost.
Ragle Creek suffered severely and a
number of people are reported missing
and probably drowned.
At Ellsberry, Brown county, many
houses, were flooded. A relief committee
is taking care of the victims. Fifty cat
tle were drowned near Ellsberry and all
telephonç and telegraph lines in the path
of the storm suffered.
At Maysville, Kentucky, the heaviest
rain '•»11 in years occurred. Houses on
Canada Creek were moved from their
foundations. At Portsmouth, Ohio,
rains fell to the depth of nearly tow
Inches.
CRAZED 6Ï DIKE NOVELS
Fearful Deed of an Ohio Boy Who Went
Mad Through Beading Blood
Curdling Stories.
(By Associated Press.)
Tolado, Ohio, June 6 .—Leroy Grove, the
16-year old son of a prosperous farmer
living near Napoleon, stabbel his sister
aged 24, to the heart, killing her instant
ly. He then strangled his 13-year old
brother to death, and firing the barn,
ran in and shot himself through the
temple.
The tragedy occurred just after mid
night. His charred body was recovered
today. It Is supposed he was insane,
made so by reading dime navels.
Civil Government for Cavite.
(By Associated Press.)
Manila, June 6 .—Commissioners Taft,
Wright and Ide are at Cavite today es
tablishing a provisional government.
TKéy were formally welcomed by Col.
George Goodrell and the local dignata
rlas In the town hall. Judge Taft spoke,
outlining the commission's provisional
plans.
NEW STEEL MAKIN G PROCESS.
California Man Offered $600,000 for
His Invention, Which Will
Bevolutionize the Industry
(By Associated Press.)
Redding, Calif., June 6 .—George C. Car
son, an experienced mining man of
northern California and recently super
intendent of a mine in this district, has
applied for patent on a new process for
the manufacture of steel, which he
DOMINION POPULATION
FALLING FAN SHONT
SSSSXXSX***********!
X (By Associated Press.) 38
98 Ottawa. Ontario. June 6 .—The 38
38 official organs of the government 38
38 are preparing the country for the 36
38 disappointment in store when the 38
38 official census returns are made 38
38 known. Instead of the confident %
38 predictions of 6,000,000 and over, X
38 the return» so far completed indt- 38
38 cate less than 5,550,000. 38
96 According to the estimates 38
38 based on the statistics of the 38
38 British isles, Canada's total should 38
$ be 5,414,000. Estimates based on 38
38 the last census of CEyjada, ten 38
98 years back, yielded a percentage 36
36 a trifle higher, working out 5,530,- 38
38 000 souls. 38
38 The evidence points to the short- 38
38- age between the expected results 38
38 and the fact, as due to the stead- 38
36 ily decreasing percentage of 36
38 births, which in Ontario is too 38
38 well established to be disputed, 38
38 and the continued emigration of 38
38 Canadians to the United States. 38
36 38
18 36 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 % 38
Labor Platform Adopted by the Western Federation of Miners
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44 The political resolutions adopted by
4 ( the Western Federation of Miners dur
+1 ing the convention at Denver, which
+• has just adjourned, are of paramount
** importance. These resolutions repre
J sent substantially the principles of ia
44 bor generally and might be called la
44 bor's platform. The resolutions fol
44 low:
44 "To toiling Masses in General—The
Western Federation of Miners, in con
7 * vention assembled, believing that in
2 order to retain the proud distinction
** it has always held of being the most
•N progressive labor organization in exist
*** ence, and desiring to keep fully
abreast of the times in advancing the
welfare of organised labor in general;
and being thoroughly convinced that
■H labor can never attain the position un
Hi der present economic conditions. Which
Hi its- Importance and every principle of
Hi human rights justly entitles it, hereby
Hi declares it to be our unswerving pur
Hi pose never to falter in the conflict.
Hi which we believe to be so just and
H4 holy; nor to cease that eternal vigi
Hi lance which must be the price of our
<U redemption from this galling condition
•rt of servitude.
claims to have perfected. Caräon states
that he has been approached by a repre
sentative of a large eastern steèl organi
sation with an offer of $600,000 for the
secret, provided the patent is issued and
tests are satisfactory.
In order to fully test the claims made
for the process, the agent making the
offer to Carson agreed to establish a
where etaoin shrdlufigo eta nio cmfyp w
pant for the purpose near Chicago
where experiments may be carried on
and the value of Carson's invention de
termined. Carson has accepted the con
ditional offer of $600,000 and will leave
in a few days for Chicago to complete
his part of the agreement. By the use
of the Carson process, the inventor
claims that steel of a quality much su
perior to Bessemer steel can b? produc
ed.
A TRIO OF C HICAGO ' BURGLARS
Will Be Tried for Murder in Bobbing a
Canadian Fostoffloe—Made a
Desperate Fight.
(By Associated Press.)
Montreal, June 6 .—Jones, Rice and
Rutledge, who were brought here from
Chicago, have been found guilty of rob
bing the Aurora, (Ont.), postofflce. These
are the burgtars who made such ^des
perate attempt to escape Tuesday night
when Constable Boyd was killed and
Jones very badly wounded, hey will
now be arraigned for murder.
Crown Attorney Curin says that Race,
who. It is alleged fired the shot which
killed Boyd, Is supposed to have killed
a man during a robbery In Chicago.
Steamer Goes Ashore.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Johns, N. F., June 6 .—The Leland
steamer Assyrian, from Antwerp for
Montreal with 2,000 tons of cargo, went
ashore off Cape Race at midnight. She
has 11 feet of water in her fore hold and
is likely to prove a total wreck. Her
crew had great difficulty in escaping and
reaching the shore. No further detail»
are obtainable at present. The steamer
Algerne is being dispatched to the scene
of the wreck by Lloyd's agents.
Ate All the Missionaries.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, June 6 .—The Tageblatt prints
special correspondence from New Guinea
containing a full account of the mas
sacres of the members of the first Ger
man South sea expedition on the can
nibal islands of St. Mathias. They were
all killed and eaten save Dr. Hein
roth.
Duke Sails for Auckland.
(By Associated Press.)
Sydney, N. S. W„ June 6 .—The Brit
ish steamer Ophir, having on board the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York,
sailed for Auckland, N. S. W., at noon
today.
Dilatory Tactics to Prevent Amalgamated From Absorbing
the Butte & Boston & Boston & Montana
Companies.
( Special to Inter Mountain.)
New Yoijt, June 6 .—The Amalgamated
Copper company's special meeting in
Jersey City today to vote on the proposi
tion to increase the capital stock from
$75,000,000 to $155,000,000 was an exciting
one.
Interest had been added to the meet
ing' by injunction proceedings started
yesterday by opponents t'o ' prevent the
absorption of the Boston ' & «Montana
Copper company and the Butte & Bos
ton and prevent the deal from going
through.
Vice Chancellor Stevens had issued an
order restraining the merger, but permit
ting the holding of today's meeting in
order that the sentiment of stock holders
might be obtained.
William H. Corbin one of the attorneys
for the Amalgamated Copper company
was elected chairman of the meeting,
though opponents of proposed merger
"In accordance with this declaration
we pledge to renew our efforts in this
humanitarian endeavor, and at all
times to work to the full extent of our
ability to bring about a condition which
shall insure to every toller the full
product of his labor and an equal voice
in ail affairs of government.
'We believe the time has come for
all who desire the emancipation of the
toiler to cease their cowardly supplica
tions for the reformation of a govern
ment, the very foundation of which
is crumbling to decay, through the cor
ruption and infamy of the selfconsti
tuted governing class, and we demand
a complete revolution of social and
economic conditions, to the end that
justice may be meted out to all peo
ple of the earth, until time shall rec
ognize the universal brotherhood of
man.
"Feeling that the time Is fast ap
proaching when, in tfcu very nature of
things, this transformation must take
place, and being, fully conscious of a
need of determined effort In battling
against a foe whom we know will re
sort to any kind of tactics, no matter
how unscrupulous, tve advise the toller
to be ever On the alert in the defense
Tillman Will Not Resign
(By Associated Press.)
Columbia, S. C„ June 6 .—Senator Till
man following the lead of Senator Mc
Laurin, has withdrawn his resignation
from the senate, at the request of Gov
ernor Sweeney, but takes occasion to use
his pitchfork with even more than his
accustomed vigor in prodding the ribs of
the governor and his colleague in the
senate. He lays bare his soul in the fol
lowing verbal assault on Sweeney and
McLaurin:
"I have Senator McLaurin's communi
cation!, in whieli he graciously consents,
at your request, 'to hold on to his com
mission as United States senator and
continue to serve the state as he baa
m
SENATOR B. R. TILLMAN.
done in the past to the best of his abil
ity.*
"This leaves me one of three alterna
tives. To appeal to the democratic ex
ecutive committee to take the matter
up and determine what the best inter
ests of the party require to be done; ap
peal to the senate itself to determine
whether a resignation from that body to
take effect at some future time is bind
ing, or withdraw my own resignation.
"There are no precedents on this sub
ject, because in the 125 years of our na
tional life, with more than 200 resigna
tions from the »jgnate, no other senator
has hitherto be n willing to occupy the
despicable attitude now assumed by
Senator McLaurin and forced on me.
I am certain of one thing; That the
executive of a state has no authority to
decline a resignation that has been ten
dered, and I am equally certain that had
your excellency confined your action
within legal bounds your appointees
would be seated in the senate when the
body meets in December and hold their
seats until the legislature should act in
January.
"My chief regret is that I am forced by
your action to engage in what the out
side world will consider a game of opera
bouffe, by withdrawing from the com
voted "No."
George K. Church was made secretary,
Clarence H. Venner of Boston for the
opposition moved to adjourn until June
20, but before Chairman Corbin would
entertain this motion he directed that
Comptroller Robert S. Jordan of Jersey
City and Le-Grande Boulter find out Just
how many shares were represented and
by whom. It was found that 591,300
shares wèrè represented out of a total of
750,000 more than the required *tvTo
thirds. Flavel McGee and Isaac S.
Taylor representing the opponents of the
proposed absorption were on hand to di
rect the fight in person and were aided
by Mr. Venner, who next moved that in
spectors of election report specifically the
number of stockholders represented by
proxy and those represented in person.
He also asked that a record be made of
those stockholders represented by
James Stillman, ( A. R. Flower, James
of his rights, to educate himself to pro
tect those rights by peaceful use of the
ballot, so long as the feasibility of such
means justify the end in view. When
not, let us be prepared to meet the ene
my with the weapons of his choice and
rather spill every drop of blood at the
point of the bayonet than submit to
any further aggression on the part of
the oppressors.
"Realizing that great victories are
not won In a day and that, as an In
evitable consequence, time must elapse
before the conditions portrayed herein
can be brought about, we submit the
following for the betterment of the
present deplorable conditions of the
producer:
"First—We are opposed to the ex
pansion of our national boundaries for
the acquisition of territory populated
by oth«r than the Caucasian race.
"Second—We are'opposed to the ar
bitrary interference by federal author
itles In local affairs, and we especially
object to government by injunction as
a new and highly dangerous form of
oppression, by which federal judges. In
contempt of all laws, become at once
legislator, judge and executioner;. '
"Third—We view with alarm the ev - 1
bined resignation after Senator McLaur
in's undignified and puerile action; but
the purpose for which it was tendered
has been thwarted by Senator McLaur
in's preeipitious acceptance of executive
advice. Bob Acres has been outdone for
once.
"I have already said I had no motive
or purpose in resigning except to force
McLaurin's resignation, and there is
nothing for me to do but to accept the
situation and withdraw by own resigna
tion, if it be lawful for me to do so.'*
Senator Tillman was somewhat preci
pitious in his assertion, that he was ail
but powerless to escape from his alleged
thralldom in serving with Senator Mc
SENATOB McLAUBIN.
Laurin, for in an open letter, made pub
lic yesterday, the governor announced
that Tillman's resignation would be im
mediately accepted. The letter reads:
"Sir: Your letter of June 1 has been
received. I have carefully noted its con
tents, and the most charitable view
which I can take of it is that it was writ
ten in the heat of passion and without
due consideration.
T note that you say that I have trans
cended my authority and that 'the gov
ernor cannot compel a member of the
United States to hold his commission and
exercise the functions of that' office if he
chooses to surrender it;' and that 'you
decline for the present to withdraw your
resignation."
"Had you read carefully my letter ad
dressed to you and to Senator McLaurin
you must have seen that I'did not ex
p-ess my desire to compel a member of
Uis United States senate to hold his
commission and exercise the functions of
that office if he choose to surrender it.
My sole purpose in returning the resig
nations was to ask you gentlemen to con
sider calmly and thoughtfully the con
sequences to the people of what I judged
to be a hasty act and what you admit
to have been a hasty act and I must con
fess that I am somewhat surprised at the
tone your answer to my request.
Bacon and James Jordan.
This motion was voted down, Mr.
A eliner wanted stock vote but Chairman
Corbin said there was no reason for that.
Mr. Venner next moved that all proxies
held by Messrs. Stillman, Flower, Ba
con and Jordan, be rejected as illegal.
This was also voted down and counsel
John A. Garver for the Amalgamated
then read a report by a special commit
tee recommending the acquisition of the
Boston & Montana and Butte & Bos
ton Mining companies.
Mr. Venner protested against the pro
posed absorption of the Boston & Mon
tana and Butte & Boston companies, de
claring such action would be in violation
of the judicial restraining orders, but the
Amalgamated people won out.
The certificate of increase will not be
filed and the Increase will not be effect
ive until Yfie courts have removed the
restraint. .
i
ident design to increase the standing
army,asldefromthe enormous expenses
a large military establishment Imposes
upon producers, who are the actual
taxpayers. We know from historical
facts and our own experience that It
is the chosen weapon of tyrants, al
ready a foe to Individual rights and in
consistent with free institutions. There
fore, we express the hope that members
of organized labor everywhere will re
frain from voluntary enlistment in any
department of the federal or state mil
itary service.
"Fourth—A graduated tax should be
levied on incomes and inheritances,
an.l the property tax should be levied
on land values alone.
"Fifth—We denounce the national
banking system, as established and
maintained in the interests of capital
alone, and inimical to V le best Inter
ests of producers, and we demind that
the system be abolished and a postal
savings bank system established in
stead. We further demand that all
gold, silver and paper be Issued by the
government, direct to the people.
"Sixth—We belfeve a representative
government is a failure, and regard
direct legislation and the imperative
Outlins of the Defense in the Cele
brated Case—He Had Led Her
Astray, and a Shotgun Marriage
Was Performed—Made In
sane by Brooding Over
Her Wrongs.
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, June 6 .—When Lulu
Prince-Kennedy entered court this
morning it was to hear the outline of
her case in her trial for murdering her
husband by attorney Nearing for the de
fense. The prisoner had enjoyed a good
sleep last night and appeared bright and
cheerful. She was perhaps more at ease
than any of the large number of specta
tors.
Attorney Nearing after tracing the
attentions paid by Kennedy, the mur
dered man to the defendant, declared
that they had become engaged to be
married and the date of the wedding se<\
Kennedy, he asserted, postponed the
wedding and finally, under guise of en
gagement seduced her. Then when her
condition became delicate he paid her
expenses to leave the city. On this
visit Mr. Nearing said she met Case
Patten, the base ball player whose name
later became mentioned with that of
the prisoner.
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"I consider the course which I took in
this matter to be for the best interest of
the people of South Carolina, and I am
responsible to them alone for my action,
and furthermore I still believe that ray
course has met the approval of a ma
jority of the citizens of the state. Nor
do I consider them unthinking citizens,
but men who knqw and recognize as ful
ly as any people on earth the rights and
duties and responsibilities of citizenship
and who do not need the services of any
one to tell them their duty.
"Your Insinuation that I have been
Importuned to await the convenience of
any present or would be aspirants, 'who
the not just yet ready for various rea
sons to enter the contest brought on so
unexpectedly' and that for this reason
niy action has taken the direction it has,
is unworthy of a man holding the high
commission which has been given you
by the people of South Carolina and
deserves no notice in this connection.
"However, I may say for your bene
fit that I alone am responsible for my
reply and will give account for the
course I have taken, to the people who
have honored me and not to any one in
dividual. In this matter I have done
what I thought best calculated to pro
mote the present prosperity and con
tentment of the people of my state and
shall continue to do so, regardless of
what any one man may say or thing
of my course. I did not think that a
political campaign this summer could
do any good, and acted according to my
belief.
"However, had the resignation been
unconditional and unrestricted, my ac
tion might have been otherwise. With
The merger as ratified today provides
that 5 1-3 shares of Amalgamated stock
shall be given for one share of Boston
and Montana and 1 1-3 shares for Butte
and Boston stock.
The vote on the copper deal was 594,
855 shares for, and only 304 against.
TEe meeting then adjourned until next
Tuesday.
Mr. Venner declared the deal as fraud
ulent and scandalous.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, June 6 .—A bill In equity was
brought by the Massachusetts supreme
court today by J. Forester and John Mac
Ginnifs against A. S- Bigelow, W. J.
Lass and J. A. Bigelow, stockholders
owning a majority of the Boston & Mon
tana stock and Kidder, Peabody & Co.
The bbill alleged conspiracy by the de
fendants to despoil the interests of the
minority stockholders of Montana as rep
resented by MacGinniss and Forester.
mandate as the first step necessary
to enforce legislative reform, and we
therefore demand the initiative and
referendum in the making of all laws,
national and municipal, and demand
the abolition of the caucus and con
vention, urging the nomination of all
candidates, state and nutional, by di
rect vote of the people.
"Seventh—We believe the members
of the organized labor should be a
unit on all matters affecting their In
terests, and there fore suggest that all
political and economic questions be
freely discussed at the local meetings.
"Eighth—We also believe that the
public lands should be open only to ac
tu'|( settlers, to the total exclusion of
all corporations and land speculators.
"Ninth—\Ve view with alarm the pos
sibilities of cheap labor that confronts
us by reason of the expiration of the
Chinese exclusion act, and demand the
re-enactment of a suitable law by the
federal government that will remove
all Asiatic races from competition with
the American workman and woman,
and we urge organized labor to spare
no effort to have such a law enacted.
"Tenth—Belleveing that a vigorous
policy of organized labor is the first
Kennedy, had. he said been familiar
with all her acts during this time. In
securing the advice of a physician she
bad, he asserted been persuaded by
Kennedy to represent to the doctor that
she was the wife of Patten. Her con
dition became dangerous and her par
ents compelled her to make known the
cause.
The courthouse wedding, at which
Kennedy, later in his suit for annul
ment asserted he was compelled by
threats of his life from Miss Prince's
father and brother, followed. Ken
nedy's refusal to live with her and
brooding over her position and ill treat
ment brought her to a condition of hys
teria bordering on insanity. Insanity
was prevalent in the woman's family
and the prisoner partook of this disease
which finally affected her mind, caus
ing her to threaten suicide.
The final act of Kennedy of bringing
suit to have their marriage set aside
was the motive and the only motive that
, prompted the act of murder. They
; would show positively that the woman's
3 father and brothers had absolutely no
' part in the murder, knowing of the
I woman's acts only after it had been
I committed. The taking of the testi
mony was begun at noon.
due respect for your opinion I think I
have as high conception of the office of
senator and its powers as you or any
other citizen of this state and you must
have known that the brief interview of
which you refer meant that I would
simply meet the responsibility and per
form my duties under the conditions.
If you still wish to resign your com
mission and will send to this office an
unconditional resignation I will exercise
the authority and power vested in me
by the people. Respectfully, etc.,
M. B. SWEENEY.
Governor.'*
No Double Tariff.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, June 6 .—As one of the results
of yesterday's tariff conferences, the
representative of the Associated Press
learns reliably that Prussia and a num
ber of other large German states have
abandoned the idea of the so-callei
double tariff, that is to say, maximal
and minimal, which commercial circles
considered the main obstacle in c in
cluding new and mutually satisfactory
commercial treaties.
Hanna Is Now a Colonel.
("By Associated Press.)
Cleveland, O., June 6 .—Senator M. A.
Hanna has keen appointed a colonel on
the official staff of General Rasseur,
commander in chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic. Senator Hanna waf
recently mustered into the Grand Army
of the Republie as a member of Memor
ial post of this city.
'.ETTING ALONG NICELY
WITH GEORGIA NEGNOES
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% (By Associated Press.) X
36 New York. June 6 .—Congress- 38
38 man Livingston of Georgia Is 38
38 quoted in a special from Wash- 38
X ington to the Tribune as saying 3k
38 he does not believe in wholesale 38
38 disfranchisement as a remedy for X
X the evils of negro suffrage. He X
X said: \
X "I think the people of George X
X are against any disfranchisement X
X amendments to our state consti- X
X tutlon. We are getting along X
X nicely with the negro In George. X
X The states which adopt the X
X amendments which have already X
X been adopted in South Carolina, X
X Louisiana and Mississippi, may 38
X see the time when congress will X
X take the matter up with a view to X
X affecting their representations.
X "I do not think It is best for the X
X southern states to adopt sueh 36
X constitutional amendments. The X
X number of negroes In our states 38
X Is larger than before. To restrict X
j» their suffrage would open issues X
X which were better left alone." X
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step necessary to a realization of the
final fundamental principles of organ
iized labor, we earnestly recommend
that renewed energy be infused into
our future efforts in carrying out a
policy that will result In the atainment
of a thorough organization of wage
earners everywhere, to the end that
co-operation will in the future be sub
stitued for that policy of arraying the
workers agains each other.
"Finally, we congratulate our broth
er toilers on the progress made in the
past year, but warn them not to be
misled by any misguided notions of se
curity in their present position. But
is for the best interest of all to con
tinue to push onward and upward until
the masses, with their great strength,
shall awake and crush that great mons
ter of iniquity, which has so long held
them in its unrelenting clutches,. When
this condition shall have been brought
about. When the parasites that have
fed upon the product of labor, and
when the vampires that have so long
drained the life blood of the toiler are
no more to be feared, then, and then
only, will be prepared to hear the wel
come words, "Well done, thou good
and faithful servant.' '*