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The Butte Inter Mountain.
VOL. XXI. NO. 99 Geenrally Fair Tonight and Thursday. BUTTE. MONTANA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 17. 1901. Slight Change in the Temperature.
°RICE FIVE CENTS
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NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
FOR THE SOUTHWEST
GENERAL RAINS ARE STILL DELAYED, AND CROP CONDITIONS
BECOME SERIOUS.
SLIGHT SHOWERS REPORTED FROM SEVERAL PLACES, BUT TOO
LATE TO SAVE CORN.
INTENSE HEAT PREVAILS AND PEOPLE AND LIVE STOCK
. UNDERGO SUFFERING.
^ (By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, July 17.—General rain
over the southwest is still delayed and
the indications now are for at least
another day or torrid weather. A
light thunderstorm occurred at Con
cordia, Kan., 100 miles west from K m
sas City. A few sprinkles fell last night
in southwest Missouri and Northern Ar
kansas.
At Daws&n, I. T., in the Cherokee na
tion, 75 miles south of the Kansas line,
half an inch of rain fell last nighti break
ing a drouth of 38 days. It is doubted
whether the rain came in time to do corn
much good. The weather in the Nation
was cooler today.
In Kansas City at 10 o'clock this morn
ing the weather bureau reported a tem
perature of 94 with indications for west
ern Missouri and eastern Kansas of pos
sible light local thunderstorms this af
ternoon or tonight.
Columbia, Mo., reported a heavy rain
fall all over Boone county, resulting in
much benefit.
Omaha, Neb., July 17.—Indications are
for another scorching .day in this city.
The humidity is very high. Showers
were reported last night in the South
Platte district, breaking the protracted
drouth.
Eight other counties in central Ne
braska also report a good rainfall. Two
heat prostrations have occurred in this
city since.yesterday.
Conditions In Iowa are becoming seri
ous. No rain has fallen for two weeks
LONE HIGHWAYMAN
ROBS TWO STAGES
California Bandit Lines Up 'the Pas
. sengers and Takes All Their
Money.
Thief a Jolly Fellow, Who Jokes With
the Men Whose Wealth He
iV Secures.
Victims Are Warned Not to Look Back
( After Starting Out for
Home.
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Ukiah, Calif., July 16.—The stage from
this city to Blue Lakes, as well as the
one to Potter Valley, was held up yester
day and the passengers robbed.
The highwayman, masked with a hand
kerchief sprang into the road in front of
the horses and ordered the driver to
stop. He then ordered the passengers,
18 in number, to alight and line up. They
were all tourists on their way to sur
rounding resorts, and they complied
With exceeding promptness.
The highwayman was a jolly fellow
and had considerable fun with his vic
tims while they were engaged in empty
ing their pockets. About $400 was de
posited In a nice little pile on the road
aide.
The drivers were then ordered to drive
on and the passengers were warned that
If they valued their personal safety to
refrain from looking back.
Admitted to the Bar.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, July 17.—Frederick H. Drake
ef Butte was admitted to the bar by
the supreme court on motion of George
W. Sproule, clerk of the federal court.
TRAIN CREW FLEES
TO GET AWAY FROM
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El Paso, Texas, July 17.—An
American train crew on the Mexi
can Central has just reached this
city, having fled front the republic
'to the north, in consequence of
accidentally running over and
killing a Mexican, and then
throwing his body In the firebox
of the locomotive in hopes of con
cealing his death.
The accident occurred below
Torrean, Mexico. A train In an
isolated spot ran over a peon,
killing him instantly. In Mexico
the killing of a subject by a train
Is as much of a crime as murder.
Knowing this, the crew, to con
ceal the accident, threw the body
in the firebox.
A few days later the relatives of
the dead man began to make in
quiry as to his whereabouts.
Someone had seen him at a cer
tain point, and a Mexican saw
from a distance the train stop.
The members of the crew were
questioned, and, fearing the truth
would come out, they resigned
their positions and fled to the
United States.
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over a large part of the state and the
crops are suffering.
La Crosse, Wis., July 17.—The heated
spell was broken by a terrific rain and
electrical storm this morning. The
temperature has ranged between 93 and
S7 degrees for a week.
Topeka, Kan., July 17.—Last night was
the hottest of the season, with a mini
mum temperature of 85 degrees. No rain
fell in the city, although a heavy thun
derstorm prevailed several hours at Ma
ple Hill, 25 miles west, an'd a heavy fall
of rain is reported at Valencia, 12 miles
west. The mercury was 98 at noon.
Small prospects of rain here.
LIVES LOST IN EXPLOSIONS
Military Balloon Blows Up in Russia,
and a Swedish Powder Mill Is
Totally Wrecked.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg, July 17.—During oper
ations with a military ba-lioon near
Schlusselburg, on an island in the Neva,
21 miles east of this city, the balloon
exploded. One person was killed and
20 were injured, several fatally.
Stockholm, July 17.—An explosion oc
curred today at the Gyttorp Powder
works at Nora, province of Örebro,
wrecking seven buildings. Four persons
were killed and a number injured.
EASTERN MEN BACKING THE WEST COAST SALMON TRUST
(By Associated Press.)
Portland, Ore., July 17.—Ft. Onffroy,
and the men w-ho are associated with
him in the Pacific Coast Salmon com
bine will leave New York for Portland
July 20. They will arrive here July 25
or 26 and will immediately close up the
deal with the Puget Sound and Alaska
plants which have voted to go into the
trust.
New York lawyers are passing on the
titles of the Puget Sound plants. A lo
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ENGLAND INTERESTED X
IN THE STEEL STRIKE X
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London, July, 17. — The steel X
strike in America is attracting X
X much attention in England gen- X
X erally, and while long articles are X
X being printed in newspapers on X
X the subject no comment is made in X
X the editorial columns. John Burns X
X has been less reticent, for he fore- X
X cast the transmission of trusts into X
X the hands of the states by the vot- X
X ing power of labor. Combinations X
X are felt to be on trial in America, X
X and If they survive the great eon- X
X flict with organized labor consolid- X
X ation of capital will be promoted X
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NARROW ES CAPE F ROM DEATH
C. J. Brackett Almost Drowns in a
Plunge at Helena While Try
ing to Swim.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, July 17.—C. J. Brackett had a
narrow escape from drowning in the
Broadwater plunge last night.
He had been learning to swim and
made his first venture into deep water
supported by Arthur P. Heywood, a law
yer. Heywood dropped him, and, sup
posing he had begun to swim, turned
away, but Brackett had sunk.
When he arose he called for help, but
noise drowned his cries until he came
up for the third time.
Then William Lorey, a bailiff of the
district court, heard him and pulled him
out.
Ghastly Evidence of a Tragedy.
(By Associated Press.)
Glenwood, Iowa, July 17. — Three
charred bodies found in the ruins of the
residence of Fred Fourhelm, with a shot
gun and razor by their side, mutely tell
of a tragedy enacted in that house last
night.
HEAT BREAKS
JUDGES' DIGNITY
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 17.—It is unofficially re
ported that Queen Alexandra was pros
trated by the heat, and consequently
arrangements for her visit to London
were upset. The extreme weather af
fects eve* the dignity of the court.
Judges and barristers are even compelled
to remove their wigs in the court rooms.
Breweries May Be Closed
Because of Small Strike
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X Chicago, July 17.—No settlement has been reached between the X
X Chicago and Milwaukee Brewers'associations and the Stationary Fire- X
X men's union, and the trouble threat.-ns to spread to other labor or- X
X ganizations within a few days. %
X A conference was held last night between officials of the unions X
X of the brewers and maltsters, the-stationary firemen, engineers and X
X beer wagon drivers, and while ipo-:t of these unions have agreements X
X with the Brewers' association the officers admitted that they meant to X
X give practical assistance to the hivmen in their fight for recognition. X
X At the headquarters of the brewers it was announced that the X
X trouble was insignificant and only a few breweries were temporarily X
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X that other had been found to take their places and there was little X
X trouble expected. \
X The Brewers' association, it was declared, refused to recognize X
X any union in the engine rooms, and meant to stand by that policy, \
X although willing to grant the wag s anc! hours asked by the strikers. X
X President Joseph Morton of the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, X
X said that if the trouble was not adjusted by Friday he might call on X
X the other unions for assistance, bit! thought the firemen would be able X
X to win singlehanded. He declared that mon» than sixty firemen were X
X out and that it was no easy matter to find men to renlace them. X
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Bandits Defy Citizens and Loot a Bank
(By Associated Press.)
Columbus," O., July 17.—A gang of six
or seven robbers wrecked the Ituaslel
and Ashbrooke bank at Alexandria,
Licking county yesterday.
The strong box resisted their efforts
and they overlooked a package of $1.500
in the outer vault, which they blew al
most to pieces.
Four charges of dynamite were ex
ploded to open the vault. The noisi
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Pittsburg. Pa.. July 17.—The threat of»
District Manager Smith of the American
Sheet'Steel company to start the Wells
ville rolling mill and operate it as in the.
past with non-union men was the only
new- feature in the strike situation this
morning.
It Is thought the managers of the other
non-union men will make an effort to
resume also within a'few days and de-'
cal trust company will report on the
titles of the Alaska properties. Ever
since Onffroy undertook to form the
trust there has béen much speculation
as to who were his financial backers.
It is learned from excellent authority
that the main men are Charles S. Flint,
the head of the Seligman Bros., the
New York bankers. They will be rep
resented in the final negotiations in
Portland the latter part of July by Win
dell P. Rice of New York.
At the Portland meeting details of
management will be agreed upon. On
NICARAGUA IS FORCED TO CLOSE
FOUR OF HER NATIONAL COLLEGES
(By Associated Press.)
Managua, July 17.—Nicaragua has re
cently closed three of the four national
colleges, supported by the state. It is
said there are not enough advanced
scholars among the youth of the coun
try to fill more than one college.
President Zelaya has ordered that En
glish be taught in the national high
schools, instead of music, as heretofore.
The closing of these colleges is also
supposed to follow the governsment's
efforts at economical administration.
While economy Is called for in all civil
branches of the government expenses
connected With feeding and drilling a
large number of soldiers are not cur
tailed.
According to a representative of the
government of the province of Jeno
TRUST WARRING ON BEET SUGAR
Denver, Col., July 17.—Henry T. Ox
nard, a well known promoter of the beet
sugar industry, who is in the city, de
clared in an Interview that the recent
reductions In sugar prices is the begin
ning of an effort by the sugar trust to
drive beet sugar out of the market. Said
he:
''The question to be decided is whether
MIMIC WAR BY THE BRITISH NAVY
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X London, July 17.—The mobilisation of two fleets at Portsmouth X
X and Devonport for naval maneuvers of exceptional interest serves to X
X divert public attention from the iaglorious and protracted war in X
X South Africa. %
X The channel fleet and the reserve squadron will be pitted against X
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X admiralty, and two admirals »'ill *ry to outmaneuver each other. X
X Both fleets were rapidly mobilized, and the cruise will be followed X
X by the nation from day to day with pride and interest, whether one X
X admiral or the other succeeds in breaking through the official scheme, X
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: aroused the citzens, who surrounded the
building, but the robbers remained in
, the bank for an hour, making repeated
I attempts to force the strong box, mean
i while keeping up an exchange of shots
j with the villagers.
j Finally the bandits fled in two rigs
, which had been stolen. There was only
$S0O in the strong box, a paeakage of $1,
500 having been received too late to be
placed therein last evening.
The loss is covered by insurance.
vclopments of an exciting nature are ex
pected. .
Nettling further has been done in refer
ence to the issuance of a strike call to
the Amalgamated men in the mills of the
I'nited States Steel Corporation outside
the three companies against which the
fight is now directed. President T. J.
Shaffer said he would issue the order
only when it Becomes necessary.
ifroy's plan, as now u-.derstood, is to
dfvide the fishing regions into districts,
each to'hav ea manager or managing di
rector. J. T. Barron of Portland is fa
vori J for manager for southeastern
Alaska, Secretary Griffith of the Pacific
Steam Whaling company will be man
ager for western Alaska. Mr. Ains
worth of Ainsworth & Dunn, Seattle,
will be manager for Puget Sound.
The recent New York conference was
unable to reconcile the conflicting fish
ery interests of the Columbia river or
to make terms with the cold storage
geta 6,000 cattle have died in this prov
ince recently, owing to the lack of pas
ture as the hot weather dried and
burned the grass.
The chiefs of the government's audit
ing department declares the sum of pa
per money in circulation in Nicaragua,
Dec. 31, 1900, to have been $3,301,436, and
that he does not know how much paper
money has been issued since that date.
The government of Nicaragua has de
cided to farm out for one year for $300,
000 Nicaraguan currency the internal
revenue tax levied on the planting, cul
ture and sale of tobacco. Proposals will
lie heard this month.
U is reported that France, through her
consular agent at Managua, is endeav
ing to effect a commercial treaty with
the government of President Zelaya.
the sugar trust or the beet sugar people
ehail stay in the field. We have received
notice that the trust will no longer sell
our product and prices are going down in
anticipation of the beet sugar which will
soon be upon the market."
Mr. Oxnard declared that a determined
effort would be made to have the next
congress remove the tariff on sugar.
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BIG STEAMER W/cCKED
BY FAST. AILING YACHT
TREMONT, ON HER WAY FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK WITH 300
PASSENGERS, HAS MISHAP.
PANIC AMONG THE MEN AND WOMEN ON BOARD QUICKLY
QUELLED BY THE CREW.
BOAT DOING THE DAMAGE BACKS AWAY WITHOUT RENDERING
ANY ASSISTANCE.
(By Associated Press.)
New London, Conn., July 17.—With
forty feet of her bow cut clean off in a
collision with the steam yacht Wild
Duck, at midnight, the steamer Tremont
of the Joy line, which left Boston yes
terday for New York with 300 passengers
on board, was towed into New London
and beached today.
All the passengers had been transferred
to other steamers in the sound, and con
tinued their trip to New York.
Captain Wilcox of the Tremont says
the night was perfectly clear and the
steamer was proceeding on her usual
course, when about 11 miles west of the
Cornfield Lights a steam yacht was made
out.
The officers thought the yacht would
pass astern, as the vessel was on her
course diagonal with tlie Tremont. The
yacht approached within a quarter of a
mile when* the Tremont hailed her, but
received no reply.
When too late the Tremont tried to
turn her course to avoid a collision. The
sharp prow of the yacht struck her about
30 feet behind the prow head and she
turned diagonally.
The force of the impact was sufficient
to throw passengers from their bunks,
and caused great excitement among them
for a time, but the officers of the Tre
mant maintained discipline.
The City of Worcester and the City of
Lowell were both near by and promptly
went to the assistance of the Tremont.
• The passengers were at once trans
people. Onffroy will nut take in the
Columbia river canneries unless he can
get the cold storage plants with them.
Onffroy estimates that with the Puget
Sound and Alaska canneries in his trust
he will, this .year, control one-half of
the salmon pack of the world. He
figures that the pack last year was 3,
500,000 cases, but will not exceed 3,000.
000 cases this year. His plants on Pu
get Sound and Alaska will pack 1,500,
000 eases, against 1,000,000 eases for the
plants in those regions not in the com
bine.
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REVOLUTION IN
TOBACCO GROWING
(By Associated Press.
New York, July 17.—Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson and former
Secretary of the Navy Whitney
have paid a visit to the fields of
Connecticut, where the tobacco
farmers have made extensive ex
periments in growing of tobacco
under canvas. The statement is
made that Mr. Whitney believes
the new scheme will revolutionize
the tobacco industry and that he
is contemplating the purchase of
large interests In Connecticut.
Mr. Wilson is going over the
tobacco country for the depart
ment.
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ITALY MAY MAKE CLAIMS
Case of Men Recently Lynched at
Erwin, Miss., Now Under
Consideration.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 17.—The Italian gov
ernment has taken cognizance of a
recent affray at Erwin, Miss., in which It
is claimed two Italians were lynched and
a third seriously wounded.
The details have been made known to
the foreign office at Rome and the Ital
ian embassy here has made representa
tions to the state department.
At the same time the Italian authori
ties are pursuing an investigation of
their own through their consul at New
Orleans and their consular agent at
Vicksburg, Miss.
Missouri Town in Flames.
(By Associated Press.)
Kansas City, July 17.—Marshall, Mo.,
a town of 5,000 people on the Chicago &
Alton road, 90 miles east of Kansas City,
is reported to be burning.
LORD RUSSELL
MAY ADMIT GUILT
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 17.—It is stated on high
legal authority that Earl Russell will
plead guilty to the charge of bigamy
when his case comes up before the house
of lords. It is said the earl has been
advised to take this step, and it is ex
pected the proceedings will he brief,
consisting merely of a statement by the
prosecution and a plea in extenuation by
the defense.
ferred to the City of Lowell. The crew,
of the Tremont remained on board their
vessel and accepted an offer of thô
steamer New Hampshire for asslstancô
to New London.
Immediately after the accident tfid
steam yacht backed away from the Tre
mont and left immediately, coming into
New London harbor early today.
From shore it appeared that she had
sustained considerable injury to hey
stem. Captain Wilcox insists that if
proper lookout had been kept on thà
yacht the collision wou.a not have oc
curred.
The accident to the Tremont is the sec
ond misfortune that has come to the Joy
line fleet within three weeks, the steamer
Old Dominion of that line being on the
rocks off Rye Beach, where she struck
on a foggy night.
AFRAID OF AMERICAN GOODS
Vienna Boot and Shoe Men See Danger
in Competition by the United
States.
Vienna, July 17.—Deputy Bakman has
been commissioned by the representa
tive s of the boot and shoe trade to
question the Staathaler in the lower
Austrian diet as to what the body in
tends to do with regard to the threatened
invasion of the Vienna market by an.
American syndidcate, Local boot and
shoe men believe American made goods
will seriously cut into their trade.
ANOTHER VICTIM
OF "PAINT POTS"
Chinaman Falls Into the Hot Mud in
National Park and Is Badly
Burner.
Two Women Who Were Injured There
Last Week Recovering at
Livingston.
Both Will Soon Be Taken to Thelï
Eastern Home in a Private
Car.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Livingston, July 17— The 'paint pots"
in the national park are making a record
for themselves this season. Word wad
received today that a Chinaman had
fallen into the pots and was seriously
burned. Particulars of this accident have
not yet been obtained.
Mrs. and Miss LaBriskle, who fell int 3
the paint pots in the park last week
and were serious Injured, have been
brought to Mammoth Hot Springs, and
Mr. LaBriskle has reachel that place.
The injuries of the women are not
as serious as was at first thought, but
the mother will probably be under a
physician's care for a long time.
Mr. LaBriskie will send his mother
and sister to Brooklyn, N. Y., their
home, in a private car as soon as they
can be moved.
Madman's Shot Proves Fatal.
(By Associated Press.)
Spokane. July 18.—J. C. Brady, pro
bate judge of Kootenai county, Idaho,
died in Sacred Heart hospital this morn
ing as a result of a shot fired July 5 by
Henry Wilmbusse, a madman.
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the survival of privilege when
peer is c-harged with a felony.
Some of these press remon
strances are prohably caused by
the difficulty of securing seats
when the count officials are re
serving every available place for
the piivileged classes.
Not only will the state be In
volved in a large expense by the
preparations for Earl Russell's
trial, but the judges of the king's
bench division will be brought in
from assize towns at great incon
venience and the normal functions
of the higher courts will be tem
porarily suspended.
Many sensible people consider
that the game is not worth the
candie and advocate an Immedi
ate alteration in the statutes sc
as to render another trial by peers
an Impossibility. A feature of this
trial is that several relatives of
Earl Russell will pass judgment
on him.