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treat IT rthern Train Robbers Run to Earth. Today'« news Today. The Knights of Pythias Endowment Rank Plundered. Inter Mountain. vol. xxi. wo. 93 BUrtE, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 10. 190! PRICE FIVE CENTS FLESH POTS BEFORE GOD speaker: before Christian ENDEAVORERS COMPLAINS OF HUMAN RACE. PLENTY OF MONEY FOR DRINK AND TOBACCO, BUT LITTLE FOR RELIGION. TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS FOR CHEWING GUM, BUT FIVE MILLIONS FOR MISSIONS (By Associated Press.) Cincinnati, July 10.—This being the last day of the International Christian Kndeavor convention, events have bee a crowded in upon each other, making ii really the busiest day of the session, which lasted five days. Perhaps the most notable address of the day was that of Rev. George Davies of Frankfort, Ky., who said in part: "How little we have done and are doing compared with what we might do AVe have sent out men, but we could havtî sent ten where we have sent one* "We have given money to support and equip the workers, but it has too often been a dime rather than a dollar. "The drink bill of the United States is a billion dollars yearly. Its tobacco bill is six hundred millions. Its can ly ■bill is seventy-five millions. "Even its chewing gum bill is twenty, five millions, but its bill for world-wide missions is a pitiful five millions. "It is time for a great advance, not boastingly, not presumptuously nor self convdently, but humbly, trustingly, prayerfully." The farewell meetings will be held this evening. SILENT ON THE CAN AL MATTER Officials of Great Britain Not in the Hood for Discussing Isthmian Subject. (By Associated Press.) London, July 10.—No negotiations are now in progress between the American ambassador and the foreign office, re garding the revival of an isthmus can al treaty. Lord Lansdowne has lumbago and is not in a good temper for conciliatory di plomacy. It is not improbable that Lord Pauncefote has conferred with Lord Sol isbury and Lord Lansdowne on the sub ject, and the results may be disclosed when he returns to Washington. Lord Pauncefote has not been idle dur ing his vacation. Nominally the fanal question remains where Lord Lands downe len it in rejecting the senate amendments, and formal negotiations have not been resumed. Aged Architect Passes Away. (By Associated Press.) New York, July 10.—Napoleon Brun, an architect of prominence, dead at his home here of old age. was born in Philadelphia in 1821. COMPROMISE BY OHIO DEMOCRATS IN MAT TER OF A PA RTY PLATFORM MANY OF THE REFORMS ADVOCATED BY MAYOR TOM L. JOHN SON INCQ RPORATED. F (By Associated Press.) Columbus, Ohio., July 10.—The demo cratic state convention convened today under peculiar circumstances. All the more conservative members had combined in the preliminaries against the friends of Mayor Tom L. Johnson, but the combination was not maintained after the committee on reso lutions reported. It was claimed the Me Lean-Kilbourne men were no longer co operating against th.e propositions of the Johnson men on the platform and or ganization. The contest was in the committee on resolutions and in both national aud state issues. The Johnson men won on their favorite views on state matters and the others on national issues. There is no reaffirmation of the Kansas City or any other plat RUSSIA BOWS TO AMERICA'S WILL XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 10.—Another important exchange has occurred between the Russian government and the United States relative to the tariff. The Russian minister of finance has proposed that Russia will advocate all of the additional duties levied on American goods since the imposition of the sugar differential, if the United States will va cate Its action on the sugar differential. To this Secretary Gage has replied that the offer of the Russian government cannot be accepted, as the question of the sugar differ ential is now in the hands of thecourt, thus precluding, action by the branches. The proposition of the Russian minister of finance was the direct result of Secretary Hay's note of two weeks ago. In that note Mr. Hay pointed out that the action taken as to petroleum was not new, nor wa r . It meant to have any connection with the previous action of the government on sugar. This appears to have reconciled the Russian officials in their view that the petroleum order was only another step in the policy previ ously taken respecting sugar. Accordingly M. De Witte's proposition was communicated to Washington. Count Lamsdorff forwarding it to M. De Wollant, Russian charge here. It is not long but It is quite to the point. It makes no -further issue as to the petroleum order. KXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX , Change In the Platt Amendment Cuban Officials Send to Washington a Copy of the Constitution of the New Republic. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX xxxxxxxxx (By Associated Press.) Washington. July 10.—The war department has received an official copy of the constitution of the republic of Cuba, duly authorized by Gen eral Wood and the proper authorities, and the document is now being careTully translated into English by the expert linguists of the state de partment. The chief feature naturally centers in the man ner in which the Cuban convention has incorpor ated the so-called Platt amendment in the docu ment. It appears from the official draft that the con vention has formally conformed to all the re quirements, taking care, however, to do so with least possible injury to a condition of Cuban self respect. The eight articles of the Platt resolution, which were enacted by congress as an amendment to the last army appropriation bill, are not made a "part" of the constitution in the sense of entering bodily into its composition, but they appear as "an ordinance appended thereto," following the voluminous articles of the fundamental law with out comment or explanation, other than the sim ple title "appendix." As a further concession to the public pride manifested by the Cubans the last article of the Platt resolution is. changed somewhat. As congress adopted it, this article read: VIII. That by way of further assurance, the govern ment of Cuba will embody the foregoing provi sions in a permanent treaty with the United States." The Cuban convention has stricken out the words "that by way of further assurance," and the article is left to assert with simple directness, "The government of Cuba will," etc. xxxxxxxxx*xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx KNIGHTS OF P YTH IAS MONEY MISSING. LEADING MEMBERS OF THE ORDER MAY BE PROSECUTED ON A CHARGE OF HAVING BEEN FALSIE TO THEIR. TRUST. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, July 10.—The endowment rank of the Knights of Pythias has a deficit of $225,267. This announcement has been made by Supreme Chancellor Ogden H. Fethers to the supreme lodge of the order, which has been assembled in this city for trie purpose si looking Into the affairs of the rank. HAS A BAD RECORD IN MONTANA Robert Sherwood, Pickpocket Once Ar rested in Helena, Is Captured in Peoria, 111. (Special to Inter Mountain.) Helena, July 10. — Chief of Police Travis received news today that Rob ert Sherwood, one of the pickpockets ar rested on Roosevelt day, has been ar rested in Peoria, 111., having been caught in the act of picking pockets. His victim seized his hand while it was in his pocket and handed him over to the police. Minnie May. wife of Harry Nugent, another of the same gang who died here while awaiting trial, is In jail in Al bany, N. Y., on a similar charge. form. There is no mention of previous platforms, or of Bryan. The sub-committee of seven that draft ed the platform stod four to three in fa vor of the conservatives, hut the full committee rejected both the majority and minority reports and then picked out such parts of each as were votede in section by section. The three planks of the Johnson men on franchises, steam and electric rail ways and corporation taxation were adopted as amendments to the major ity report of the sub-committee, and then resolutions as amended were adopt ed so that the minority report of the sub-committee practically became the majority report of the full committee and things were generally reversed from what had previously been the course of the convention. Mr. Fethers' announcement was baf, _ . on the official report of the insurance I commissioners of Illinois, Connecticut ' and Kansas, who made an exhaustive examination of the financial condition of the order, and copies of which reports were placed in the hands of the repre sentatives. Before the rank can legally continu« doing business as an insurance institu tion this deficit must be made good, ani the question of how this is to be done, and the greater one of how the funds of the order are to be safeguarded in the future, occupied the attention of the supreme lodge officers and representa tives all day yesterday and far into the night. Andrew Carnegie Will Give Away Many More Millions of Dollars xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (By Associated Press.) New York, July 10.—Andrew Carnegie still has £56,000,000 to give away in public benefactions. Mr. Carnegie himself is authority for this statement, which he made recently at Skibo castle to a member of the New York chamber of commerce committee, who is now in this, city, but wishes his name kept secret. Several members of the New York chamber of commerce delega tion w'hich went to England recent!' visited Mr. Carnegie at Skibo castle, and with them he discussed his gifts to the puitlic. He re marked that in the future he mean: to make other donations, more ex tensive even than theretofore, to • punlic institutions. According to Mr. Carnegie, he i\ still undecided in what manner to dispose of his wealth for the public good. He wishes the public to obtain the best results from his fu: are benefactions, and for that rea son has not yet formulated any philanthropic statements. Mr. Carnegie admitted that fr.* libraries and other educational institutions would undoubtedly obi tin a portion of the millions in question, in order that the plans he had previously adopted should be fully developed. His hearers judged from what he said that he was considering the advisability of directing his w< alth toward endowing and support ing art galleries, scientific museum's and similar institutions. XXXXXXXX'XXXXXXXXXXXXI.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Parole for Younger Brothers MINNESOTA PARDON BOARD GRANTS FREEDOM BANK ROBBERS. TO NOTED (Special to Inter Mountain.) St. Paul, Minn., July 10.—The state pardon hoard today approved th'> parole of Cole and James Younger, who have been in the Stillwater penitentiary for the last 25 years, for complicity in the robbery and murder at the time of the raid on the Northfleld, Minn., hank. For several years there has been feeling that the Youngers have been punished sufficiently for their crime, and that the state has accomplished .he object aimed at when the men were Rcntenced. Ever since their incarceration the Youngers have been model prisoners, and in many ways have done much to tid the officials. Upon two occasions they have presented outbreaks on the part of the other prisoners, and once, when the state prison was on fire, the Younger!» averted a fearful panic by standing at the doors and assistingin marshaling the other prisoners out In military style. For several years a sister of the men has been working In their behalf, and ahe has enlisted the sympathy and aid of many prominent men. among them several of the people who suffer* d directly or indirectly by the raid on the Northfleld bank. Under the terms of the parole upon which the Youngers are released they cannot leave the state of Minnesota. They will probably be given employment at clerical work in either Minneapolis or St. Paul, where they have many friends. . TROUBLE FO R THE W AR OFFICE Correspondent in South Africa Whose Comments Have Hurt Upheld as a Reliable Man. , (By Associated Press.) London, July 10.—Edgar Wallace, cor respondent in South Africa of the Daily KITCHENER IS HOPEFUL Commander of the British Forces Says the Boer Raiders Are Losing Heart. (By Associated Press.) London, July 10.—The official Gazette publishes a dispatch from Gen. Kitch ener regarding happenings between March 8 and May 8. He gives the de of Gen. De Wet's invasion of Cape Colony, and says the Boer raiders un doubtedly received recruits, food sup plies and timely information from the colonial Dutch, but he believes the raiders are losing heart. A. H. HUMMELL BADLY HURT Noted New York Lawyer Injured in a Runaway Accident in London. (By Associated Press.) London. July 10.—Physicians at Kings College hospital say A. H. Hummell, New York lawyer, who was injured in a carriage accident While driving down Northumberland avenue last evening, is in a serious condition. The Daily Ex press asserts that Mr. Hummell's skull was fractured. Ousted Priest Would Return. (By Associated Press.) Manila, July,10.—Father Iglay, in surgent ex-prlest, has had an interview with the archbishop, seeking reconcilia tion with the church. The result of the interview' is not known. . I ' That there has been misappropriation of the funds of the organization by past officers of the endowment rank was freely charged in the reports, as we'l as in the meeting yesterday, and there was said to he little doubt that after the supreme lodge had finished dealing with those who are thought to he re sponsible the evidence will be laid be fore the states attorney', with a request ihat it be submitted to the grand jury. At the session last night a motion was made to expel John A. Hinzey, who was president of the endowment rank during the period in which some of the funds of the organization are said to have dis appeared, and others, to have been in vested in poor securities, but the mo Mail, whose articles touching the con duct of the war are attracting attention, is known as a painstaking correspondent and the war office will not find it easy to invalidate his testimany. The colonies are especially interested in his exposure of senseless vagaries of censorship since one of the principal effects of the mutila tion of his dispatches was an injustice in withholding credit froc colonial troops. Severe Ordeal / jr Passengers / Authorities of Ecuado 4T aring Contagious Disease, Inflict Many Hard Upon Innocent People. XXXXSSNÎXXXSÎ xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx % it X X (By ciated Press.) X X New York. July n*.—Letters received by rela- X X tives from Benjamin Heiman, now touring in X X South America, give an account of a f^everly dis- X X agreeable quarantine condition to which the pas- X X sengers of the steamship Yamari were subjected X X for 19 days oft Guayaquil, Ecuador. X X During that time, the letters state, Perry M. X X De Leon, United States consul general, and the X X representatives of other nations at Guayaquil were X X unable to do anything for the relief of the pas- X X sengers aboard. X X One of the Italian steerage passengers died and X X wasTiuried at sea, May 20. The ship's surgeon de- X X dared the disease was not contagious,. Captain X X Roberts did not fly a yellow flag, but when the X X quarantine officer boarded the vessel at Puna he X X ordered her detained on suspicion. X X Mr. Heiman says Mr. De Leon, 250 negroes and X X several other passengers, engaged in railway build- X X ing, were allowed to land, May 24, but another X X steerage passenger having been taken ill, others X X were still detainer. Soldiers were stationed out- X X side to see that none of the passengers, landed. X X Protests were addressed to the American, Ger- X X man and British consuls, and relief was prom- X X ised, for the passengers insisted there was and X X had been no contagious disease aboard. After X X this they were taken off on the small river X X steamer Quito and further detained while the X X Yamari proceeded to Chili. X X Fifty-three persons w r ere crowded into a boat X X built to accommodate about fifteen, under condl- X X tions which Mr. Heiman says were indescribably X X filthy. X X When the passengers finally landed, all of them X X were weak from privations, and many of them X X were ill. X X ^ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx tion was laid on the table when it was represented to the meeting that Mr. Hinzey had expressed his intention of appearing before the supreme lodge at its meeting today for the purpose of de fending himself against any charge that might be made of misappropriation of funds or of having made investments whi«h he had not previously assure 1 himself were safe and amply secured. Y. M. C. A. FOR BUTTE CITY Field Organizer of the Organization Coming to Montana in the Near Future. (Special to Inter Mountain.) Helena, July 10.—C. S. Ward of Min neapolis, field organizer of the interna tional committee of the Young Men's Christian Association, is, expected to ar rive in Helena, Aug. 1, to organize an association here. He will also go to Butte and probably to Great Falls to organize a Y. M. C. A. EDUCATIONAL BILL IS PASSED Measure of the Salisbury Government Goes Through by a Handsome Majority. (By Associated Press.) London. July 10.—The Salisbury gov ernment has succeeded in carrying its -"•'nal hill by the handsome ma jority of 333 votes against 215. GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN ROBBERS * FINALLY SURROUNDED NEAR MALTA DESPERADOES WHO DYNAMITED EXPRESS CAR AND SHOT SEV ERAL PERSONS RUN TO EARTH. (Special to I -ter Mountain.) ' " Great Falls, July lO.— According to messages received from Malta and other towns in the vicinity the outlaws who held up the Great Northern train near Wagner are surrounded at Peoples Creek, south of the Little Rockies. Sheriff Benner of this place has gone with a posse to Malta. Posses from every northern Montana sheriff are called for, and a battle to the death is expected. Malta, July lO.—Sheriff Griffith has sent out a call for posses from every county in northern Montana to assist in the capture of the Great Northern train robbers, who are sunôunded at Peoples Creek, about 75 miles from here. TEACHERS GO TO ISLANDS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXx>xxxxxx m (By As.^reiated Press.) . Washington, July 10.—Colonel Edwards, of the department of in sular affairs in the war department is pushing the arrangements for the departure of teachers by the transport Thomas for the Philippine islands. Up to date the department has completed arrangements for the sailing of 540 persons on the Thomas on July 23. Prof. Atkinson, who is at the head of the educational work in the Philippines, has made the most of the appointments directly, but in doing so he has sent through the insular bureau invitations to the leading colleges, universities and normal schools of the country for recommendations. The salaries of the teachers will range from $75 to $125 per month, and before starting they will sign contracts for three years. The Indian office has co-operat d to a certain extent with the war department in obtaining teachers, and six of the bev. instructors in the Indian service have accepted p aces and will go to the Philippines. They have been selected in the hei »f that their experience with the red men of the west fits them p culiarly for dealing with the Filipinos. In the insular bureau a sampl > of the text hooks which will be used in the islands has just been exhibited. It contains a 3,000-word history of the United States, the c institution and the declaration of Independence and a map of the country. xxxxxx%xxxxxxxxxxx*sxs\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx MANGLED AND BURNED ELEVEN PERSONS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN MISSOURI RAIL- _ ROAD WRECK. TWENTY-FIVE OTHERS CAUGHT IN THE DEBP.IS AND BADLY HURT. DERAILED CARS CATCH FIRE AND SCENES OF HORROR * FOLLOW. S1F' - (By Associated Press.) Kansas City, July 10.—South-bound passenger train No. 7, on the Chicago & Alton railroad, from Chicago, crashed into the second section of a freight train two miles west of Norton, Mo., this morning. Both engineers and the conductor of the freight train were killed instantly, and eight passengers were killed and twenty-five others injured Special trains from Slater and Kansas City carrying physicians have been sent to the scene. In a message received at the local office it was stated that the entire train was destroyed by fire soon after the wreck occurred. The trains collided head-on while going at a good rate of speed. The en gines were pushed to either side of the track and practically demolished, while the forward cars of the passenger train telescoped each other. Nine persons are reported killed out right, two others are said to have been burned to death, while four are believed to be under the wreckage. NEGRO POP ULATION GROWING In Portions of the United States Black Men Are Thriving Better Than White Brothers. (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 10.—Predictions made on the census of 1901 that the population of negroes would decrease as compared with the general population are not borne out by the census returns. The negro population in the United States in 1890 was 11.93 per cent of the total, a decrease from 13.12 per cent In 1880. This year the percentage will be somewhat less than 11, although until the compilation of statistics has been more nearly completed it will be impossi ble to give exact figures. In some of the southern states the ne gro population is increasing faster in proportion than the white. In the border states there seems to be a little falling off, and in the northern states to which the tide of European immigration flows stronger the white population is increas ing more rapidly, though this does not hold good In some special localities such as cities In which negro servants, especially in hotels, are rapidly replacing white men and women. Celebrated Picture for America. (By Associated Press.) London, July 10.—The celebrated por trait of Lady Louisa Manners, by Hopp ner, recently sold by Duveen Bros., after an exciting bidding at Robinson & Fisher's sale for $73,000, lias been ac quired by Mr. Altman, a collector of New York.