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VOL. XXL NO. 69
Showers Tonight and Wednesday.
BUTTE, MONTANA, TUESIlAY EVENING, JUNE 11. 1901.
Stationary Temperature.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MR. M'KINLEY WILL IMOT ACCEPT A THIR Î TERM.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
XT THE PORT ROYAL COLLIERY
The Disaster of Yesterday Penned
Many Miners Three Thousand Feet
Under Ground, and the Second
Explosion Sealed Their
' j Fate, Besides That of
the Brave Rescuing
Party.
(By Associated Press.)
West Newton, Pa., June IX.—Another
Has explosion- occurred at the Port Roy
al mine of the Pittsburg Coal and Coke
company shortly toerore noon and several
. of the rescuers were dangerously wound
ed. Fire inspector Callaghan and Fire
Boss'McFee were the most dangerously
hurt qnd may die
This last explosion settles the fate of
the seventeen men entombed in the Port
Royal mine by the explosion last night.
There is no Are In the mine to judge
from appearance at the pit' mouth, but
the force of the explosion was so great
that none of the men, so the miners say,
could have survived the shock. The
dead are: Wm. McCune, superintendent,
married, four children; John Keck,^ mine
boss, married, three children; Wm. Al
lison, superintendent West Newton, mar
ried, four children; Daniel A. Alsop,
mine boss; Thos. Tabin, miner married;
Thos. E. Gleeson, tire boss, married;
Michael Roy, Are boss, married; Chris
Howells, Are boss, married, one child;
Anthony Steckles, married; Frank Dav
enport, miner, married; Taylor Gunsau
lus, Sr., married; Taylor Gunsaulus, Jr.;
J. N. Stackles, miner; Peter McCandle,
married; John Burke; George Daly and
Beriad Ball, miner.
Wm. McCune was superintendent of
the Port Royal comprising Ave mines. He
was a large stockholder in the Pittsburg
Coal company and his family lives in
West Newton. William Allison was a
second cousin of President McKinley.
Early this morning Harry Beveridge
and two miners of a rescuing party who
went into the mine to rescue their mates
were sent to the Beveridge hospital.
Beveridge had both legs broken and the
other miners were badly burned.
This morning an inspection party en
tered the mine through the shaft on the
Baltimore and Ohio side of the Yiou
ghenlgeny river- It is their purpose to
penetrate as far as possible to locate the
bodies, but they have little hope of flnd
ing anyone alive. The fans in both
shafts were started up to clear the mine
of the smoke and Are damp, remaining
after the explosion last night.
The explosion is supposed to have been
between entries B and 21 three thousand
feet back from shaft. The disaster oc
curred about 6 o'clock last night. The
explosion was heard by men in shaft No.
2 and suddenly a cloud of smoke burst
the mouth of the shaft.
It was known that Anthony Stickles.
John Burke, Joe Daly, Davenport and
Settler were in the mine. A searching
party composed or Superintendent Wm.
McCune and nine others went down
shaft No. 2. Just before they were low
ered the bell was rung from the foot
of the shaft. The cage was already
down and It was brought up with Settler
on it. Nothing was heard again and in
on hour a rescuing force led by James
Bailey and William Williams, Are
bosses, were let down the shaft. They
had groped their way about 200 feet
when two explosions were heard in rapid
succession. The shaft lamps In' the
'hands of Bailey and Williams were
blown Afty feet away and they them
selves were thrown violently to tha
ground. There was no response to the
calls for their comrades and both men
hurried back to the shaft and were
drawn up in the cage.
The party that went in this morning
was composed of Mine Inspector Bern
ard Callagan, general superintendent,
John Reese, Fire Boss Wm. McFee, Fire
Boss Daniel McCullough, Fire Boss
Peter McLindon and Pitt Boss Robert
McKinney. All but Gali'aghan were
•brought from the various mines of the
Pittsburg Coal company. At 10 a. m.
TO CAPTURE THE PACIFIC TRADE
the Czar Forestalls American Enter
prise by Karting a Steamer Line
and Granting Concessions from
Siberian Ports—Will Con
nect With the Trans
Siberian Road Be
fore End of Year •
(By Associated Press.)
New York. June 11.—A dispatch to the
World from St. Petersburg give?, addi
tional Information regarding the at
tempts of Senator Beveridge to secure
from tjie Russian foreign ministry con
cessions for steamship service between
Vladlvostock or Pert Arthur and some
port on the PaciAc coar.t of the United
». tat es and the plans of the Russians in
«bis connection.
He found the Russian government al
ready prepared to open up this route by
starting a line of steamers between Vla
divostock and San Francisco for carry
ing the tr&ns-PaciAc mail in connection
With the trans-Siber^n railway, which
will be completed by the end of this
year, it is thought.
The Manchuria has already been
launched and will be deliverer . to . the
Russian commissioners in July. The
Mongolia will be Anished in the autumn.
The opening of the new service has been
fixed for December. The passage be
Known to Be a Dangerous Mine, and
Great Care Always Exercised After
the Disaster of Seven Years
Ago—Fire Probably Caused
by Reckless Miners
With Open
Lamp.
he body of Taylor Ounsalus, sr., was
brought to the surface by the party
headed by Inspector Callaghan. A big
crowd surrounded the mouth of the
shaft when the corpse was brought out
and the scene was pitiful in the extreme.
Many women were there looking for
their husbands, fathers and brothers
and they wildly appealed to the rescuers
to save their loved ones.
The Port Royal mine has always been
considered dangerous. There was a
simîïàr explosion in the mine seven
years ago by which one man was killed.
The use of safety lamps hits been made
especially imperative in these mines
owing to the great danger from gas that
was known to exist, but careless miners
sometimes use open lamps because they
can see better to mine by them. This
helps them to make a better day's
wages. This probably caused yesterday's
explosion, but the Inquiry which will
follow may develop something new.
Last night about 6 o'clock there was a
low rumbling sound, followed by a roar
Which sounded like a cyclone, then
three sharp and short reports. Imme
diately the mine catastrophe of seven
years ago, still fresh In the minds of
those made fatherless, was recollected,
and simultaneously a rush was made for
the mouth of the mine. When the Arst
excitement had subsided a little It was
decided to try to rescue at least a part
of those known to be entombed. As
quickly as possible a messenger was dis
patched on horseback to West Newton,
which is Ave' miles away, and while
awaiting the arrival of appliances ne
cessary to enter a burning mine, a tem
porary rescue party composed of tïie
men who had knocked off earlier in the
day was formed.
Fearlessly these men entered the shaft
and started toward the spot where ie
was thought some of the entombed men
may be found. Lying at the bottom of
the shaft were Lawrence Settler and
John Stakes. Unconscious and covered
with dirt, the men were quickly taken
to the top of the mine. They could give
no information as to what had caused
the Are and told the rescue party that
four other men were entombed.
About 7 o'clock Wm. McCune of West
Newton, general superintendent of this
district, Dennie Wortly, pit boss of the
mine. Michael Roy, foremaA and several
other bosses, with about 20 men went
down shaft No. 1.
About three hours .after the rescue
party had been In the mine two more
explosions were heard. Meantime the
crowd around the opening of the shaft
had increased. The crowd, included
mothers, wives and sisters of many of the
men entombed. All sorts of plans were
suggested for the rescue of the min.
Some- talk of turning the river into the
mines, but many are opposed to the
Idea for fear of drowning the miners.
Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning,
W. A. Sweeney, Harry Beveridge and
Frank Stratton succeeded In working
their way to the pit mouth and were
quickly put under the care of physicians.
Beveridge and Stratton are unconscious
and the physicians say they cannot live.
Beveridge's arms are both broken, his
body horribly bruised and it is believed
he inhaled the Aames. Sweeney res
cued Beveridge and literally carried
him along with him. Sweeney himself
is so badly used up that all tfie informa
tion he could give of the explosion and
Are was that the explosion came just
at the time when the shifts were chang
ing from day to night turn. The miners
were hurled In all directions, and Swee
ney knows of at least three who were
killed outright. He says It is Impossible
to tell now just horn many men were
entombed, but he thinks there were more
than' the 37 reported at Arst.
''k*
tween Vladlvostock and 6an Francisco
is expected to Occupy twelve days. The
Trieste Shipbuilding company has Just
signed a further contract with commis
sioners of the Russian government for
the "construction of two qther steam
ers of 6,000 tona and 400 feet long for
the same service.
Prisoner Made a Silent Sneak While
H waiting Sentence for Knocking a Man's Eye Out
When it comes to making a quiet
Bneak from a court room to escape the
inconvenience and humiliation occa
sioned by receiving- punishment for
knocking a man's eye out with a beer
glass, David Meagher is not so slow.
Last week Meagher was convicted of
assault in the second degree on Jerry
Sullivan on the 6th of last November,
and Judge McClernan, before whom the
case was tried, announced that sentence
on the defendant would be passed this
morning. Today a deputy Bheriff escort
ed Meagher into court on schedule time,
arriving at the temple of justice about
ten minutes before the bailiff opened the
session.
An Official Statement From
the White louse Express
es Loig-Settied Con
ing
viction That Mr.
Will Not Be a
for Re-Election.
McKinley
Candidate
Washington, June lit.—The following statement
has been given out at the white honse:
"I regret that the exigencies of a third term has
been made. I regret that I have been called upon to
give it notice, but there are now questions of the
gravest importance before the administration and the
country and their just consideration should not be
prejudiced in the public mind by even the suspicion of
the thought of a third term. In view, therefore, of the
reiteration of the suggestion of it 1 will say now, once
for all, expressing a long-settled conviction, that 1 not
only am not, and will not be a candidate for a third
term, but would not accept a nomination for it if it
were tendered me.
"My only ambition is to serve through my second
term to the acceptance of my countrymen, whose gen
erous confidence 1 so deeply appreciate and with them
to do my duty in the ranks'of private citizenship."
(Signed) William McKinley.
"Executive Mansion, Washington, D. June 10,1901."
_
Washington, June 11.—President McKinley's oAleial announcement this
morning disposing of the third term Idea suggested by some of his admirers,
created no great surprise among his {Mends who have known of his deep con
victions On the subject. When Senator Iiepew's suggestion ten days ago that
the president should be ré- elected for a third term began to be seriously
discussed, and when several of the president's friends felt called upon to en
dorse the idea, the president decided that the public mind should be instantly
cleared of even the suspicion that he .was seeking to break down the prece
dents of the past toy becoming a candidate for another term. He broached
the subject to Secretary Long late yesterday afternoon. He told him that
he believed an announcement at the very inception of the discussion would
be wise, and last night officially informed the members of his cabinet, who
had been Informally called together, pf his decision. It met with hearty ap
proval. There was unanimous concurrence in the belief that discussion of a
third- term for the president talk, if allowed to go on, would not only place
the president in a false light before the country, but would arouse antagonism
and would greatly embarrass the administration in the solution of the great
questions before ft. The brief announcement which the president had pre
pared was given out by Secretary Coitelynu at noon today.
$5,000,000 ALREADY LOST BY LONG DELAY
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
New York, June ll.JOvving to the un
settledness of the Amalgamated Copper
company's affairs occasioned by litiga
tion. The stockholders meeting called for
today adjourned until Saturday.
Mr. Lindabury, for the defendants in
court today opposed a motion for a post
ponement and recited the frequent ef
forts made by the plaintiffs for delay
heretofore. He said the original propo-»
sition to purchase the Boston & Mon
tana and Butte & Boston companies wa» ;
for $75,000,000, but that owing to delays,
already incurred in this suit the Amal
gamated company had been obliged ta
pay $5,000,00 in excess of that sum. The
vice chancellor hesitated about adjourn
ing, but Anally said he would adjourn the
case until Thursday at 10 a. m. * -»
The resolution adopted by the Amal
gamated directors follows;
Resolved, That the directors of this
company be and they hereby are
authorized to acquire the shares o .
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BOERS SURRENDER
TO THE BRITISH. V
- 3 $
(By Associated Press.) fit
London, June 11.— Lord Kltch- %
ener reports to the war office; St'
under date of Pretoria, June 11, ajr* St
follows: St
"Commandant Van Rensburg' Stç
and his commando have surrend--; Sfe
ered at Pietersburg. One hundred St.
men have come in and other are St
following." ' 8§-i
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Meagher preceded the deputy into the
room, and a minute later entered inter
conversation with his attorney, B. S.
Thresher, near the end of the jury box.
After the conversation he took 'a seat'
in the dark part of the room, but aa
soon as court convened and all ears were
trained upon the reading of the minutea
by the clerk he quietly made a Bneak
from the room and was gone before his
absence was discovered. As soon as it
was learned that he had disappeared
the deputy started on his trail. Up.
the time for passing sentence no one
save the deputy and bailiff knew - of
Meagher's escape and the judge ">||n|
upon the defendant to stand up for the
; he capital stock of the Boston &
Montana and the Butte & Boston by
issuing in exchange therefor the full
paid capital stock of such company at
the rate of 5 1-3 shares of said stock
for one share of the capital stock of
the Boston & Montana and 1 1-3
shares of the capital stock of Butte
& Bostonn.
Considerable confusion has resulted
from the wording of the terms of ex
Ciiange. The generally accepted interpre
tation is that the Amalgamated Co., has
made a collective bid for the two proper
ties leaving the matter of division with
Kidder, Peabody & Co.
The four for one and share for share
basis at Arst considered, is undisturbed
for if from 5 1-3 new Amalgamated
shares the four shares to be given for
each share of Boston & Montana are re
duced, there remains 1 1-3 shares of
Amalgamated for 1 1-3 shares of Butte &
Boston—which is, of course, equvalent to
share for share.
%
Mrs. mckinley continues
TO GAIN STBENGTH.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 11. — Mrs.
McKinley's physicians held a brief
consultation this forenoon after
the following statement as to her
condition was Issued:
Mrs. McKinley's physicians re
port that she continues to improve
and is slowly gaining strength."
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ago," said Mr. Thresher.
reception of his medicine.
• No one arose, however, and the Judge
glanced anxiously around the room.
"Where is David Meagher?" Baid he.
"He's gone," said some one in the rear
of the room.
"Mr. Bailiff, where is the officer that
brought the prisoner into court?"
"Why, the prisoner has escaped and
the officer has escaped after him."
"Mr. Thresher, can you throw any
light on the sudden disappearance of
Meagher?" asked the Judge of the de
fendant's counsel.
"Mr. Meagher was here a few minutes
talked to
him, and he did not say anything about
Ship's Crew Terrorized By a
Blood Crazed Chinese Cook
Killed the Mate of the Vessel, and Then
Took Fossession of the Galley,
Where He Held All the Pro
visions Under Guard—The
Sailors Dared Not Enter
His Stronghold.
(By Associated Press.)
Honolulu, June 5, via San Francisco,
June 11.—Details of the most shocking
tragedy at sea that has been reported
since the famous mutiny on the bark
Hester some years ago, were brought last
Sunday by the American schooner J. A.
Campbell, Captain A. E. Smith, from
Port Blakeley with lumber.
The mate of the vessel, Adam Huber,
was murdered bÿ the Chinese cook, and
the latter, after terrorizing the wtoole
crew by holding possession of the gal
ley for nearly 24 hours, during every mo
ment of which it was; feared he would set
Are to the vessel, was subjected to a
steaming to bring him out, he shot him
self rather than be brought forth and be
captured, and when the crew' Anally en
tered the cabin, they found the China
man's body literally cooked by steam.
The trouble occurred on May 9, when
the vessel was seven days out on her
journey. The members of the crew state
that they do not know the case of the
quarrel that Anally ended in the double
tragedy. Huber entered the galley where
the cook, Ah Kee, was doing his work.
A moment later when he was coming
out Ah Kee fired at him twice with his
revolver. The mate fell in the com
panion way and died almost before he
could be removed into the cabin. The
cook entered the galley and Ared several
shots. It was impossible to enter the
galley except from a ladder, and the
Chinaman had convinced all that it was
CUBANS MAY ACCEPT PLATT
E
Important Crisis in Island Affairs—
American Troops Will Be With
drawn This Year if Conditions
Are Met—Belief Tnat the
Fire Eaters Will Fix up
the Constitution
Right.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 11.—In spite of
statements of cabinet officers to the
contrary, .it is strongly believed that
their call on the president last night was
not strictly social. Vague hints are
given out that matters of public inter
est pressing for attention impelled the
president to summon his advisers
around him and naturally it is surmised
to be something urgent, something hav
ing occurred in Cuba, probably, which
he wanted to lay before the regular
session of the cabinet sothat they
might have the subject well digested
before being called to account on it.
At its meeting today the cabinet will
receive rather encouraging reports from
Cuba. Late advices from Gen. Wood in
dicate that the two or three members of
the constitutional convention wno were
most active and outspoken at first in
their hostility to the Platt law, are now
about to align themselves with the sup
porters of that law and it is strongly
intimated as probable that if a filial vote
is reached in the convention this week,
the Platt law, without t modification or
amendment, will he Incorporated into
the constitution of Cuba.
The sharp note, the second on the sub
ject, sent by Secretary Root through
Gen. Wood, is believed to have had the
desired influence at Havana. In this
note the secretary of war sets forth
plainly and unequivocally the attitude
of this government as firm and unyield
ing. This note apparently has made it
plain to the leaders of the radical party
that in the end they would suffer in
power and. prestige by being exposed as
the real and only obstructionists of Cu
ban Independence.
It is said that Gen. Sanguilly, whose*
incendiary message to his constituents
on the occasion of the adoption by the
AN APOLOGY IS DUE.
In last evening's Inter Mountain there
appeared an interview with Charles W.
Clark. The interview was on three sub
jects only. One was in regard to the
talked-of opposition to - Senator Clark
taking his seat, and, In the main,
leaving. In fact, he seemed willing
enough to accept sentence, and I can
hardly believe he has gone."
"Well, we will defer sentence until 2
o'clock," said the judge. .
At the request of Alexander Mackei.
one of the chief deputies of the county
attorney, a bench warrant for Meagher
was issued, but Meagher had a pretty
good lead on the officers and it is doubt
ful If he can be overtaken.
After the excitement of the escape had
died out, the county attorney quietly re
marked :
"This is one of the drawl • ks to the
separation of the criminal department of
the court from'the county court'house."
Steam Turned in on Him While Armed
Men Lay in Wait for Him to Come
Out — Shot Himself Rather
Than Be Taken Prisoner—
Feared He Would Burn
the Ship.
death for any one to attempt to make
the entrance.
Captain Smith distributed arms among
the crew and tried to get Ah Kee out,
but Ah Kee only show'ed himself once.
The second mate covered him wuth a
revolver, and the Mongolian went back
into the galley.' Night settled down and
the schooner continued on her course
with the galley in possession of the
murderer and the entire crew armed
and watching for him.
There was a quantity of kerosene
where the murderer was, and it was
feared that he would set Are to the ship.
The watch continued all night and the
next morning it was decided, as a lastt
resort, to steam the murderer out of his
unapproachable refuge.
The donkey engine was fired and the
necessary connections were made and
a force of steam was turned into the
galley whtere the Chinaman lay in w'ait.
The crew heard a pistol shot while they
were at work, but paid no attention to
it Steam was turned into the galley
and the force was kept up for an hour.
Then the men entered the cook's quar
tern They found Ah Kee seated in a
chair with a bullet wound through his
head and a revolver where it had drop
ped from his hand. The steam had fair
ly cooked his flesh so that the body
came apart when the men removed it.
On the afternoon of the 10th the bod
ies of both the victim and the murderer
were buried at sea, funeral services be
ing conducted by Mrs. Captain Smith.
convention of the Platt law in modified
form is generally regarded on the island
as a Joke, is about the only radical wh*
is still holding out uncompromisingly
against acceptance.
It is not expected that at its meeting
the cabinet will make any further an
nouncement in respect to Cuba, nor is It
likely that any news will be given out
concerning its deliberations on that
subject. It is more than likely that in
view of the changing mood among the
constitution makers at Havana, the
cabinet will discuss the form and dai«
of promulgation of the electoral law for
the first general election and the or
ganization and equipment of the Cuban
republic. It is known that both Secre
tary Root and Attorney General Knox
have been giving this phase of the sub
ject consideration in detail during the
last few days, and before the secretary
of war left Washington for the Buffalo
exposition he and the attorney general
conferred on this matter at the request
of the president.
Before the convention at Havana
manifested a disposition to trifle with
the Platt law it had been hoped in
Washington official circles that the Cu
bans would lie ready to hold their first
general election by the last of October
or the first of November next. If the
convention conform to the Platt law
within the next two or three weeks, it
is considered probable that the tentative
plan can be carried on by the original
date.
If this should be done, it Is believed
that the president in compliance with
the Platt law, would be able to with
draw all American troops from the
island soon after the beginning of the
new year ai»d that by next spring thn
Cuban government will lie wholly in the
hands or the Cubans. In the meantime
a Joint commission, representing the two
countries could lie formulating some
scheme of reciprocity, on which congress
could act and thus Cuba's serious eco
nomic problems would be far advanced
toward solution about the time the
Island atained independence and sov
ereignty.
the statements accredited to Mr. CL
W. Clark were correct. Another sub
ject was with regard to reports sent
from the east concerning fabulous sums
of money won by Mr. Clark at the races.
In this item, Mr. Clark claims that he
was rather elaborated upon. Upon these
two subjects, however, the Inter Moun
tain has nothing retract.
But it is upon the third item in
the interview that the Inter Moun
tain must extend its most sincere
apuligies. That the article in ques
tion did appear ih this paper, and
in addition to this, that the car
toon on the second page of the same
issue, was printed. Is a source of great
regret to the management of this paper,
and the most profound apologies of the
Inter Mountain are due and are sincere
ly extended. •
Restored to Citizenship.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, June 11.—Governor Toole to
day Tutored to citizenship C. F. Philo,
pot, who was convicted of burglary in
Park county, January 27. 1892. and dis
charged from the penitentiary August 9,
1895. Phiiopot made a written applica
tion. and on investigation the govern >r
found that he was entitled to fuit
restoration of his civil rights.