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The Butte Inter Mountain.
VOL. XXI. NO. 100
Fair Tonight and Friday.
BUTTE. MONTANA. THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 18. 1901.
Slight Change in Temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS
RAIN SAVES
THE CORN
FEARFUL DROUTH THROUGH
OUT THE SOUTHWEST IS
BROKEN AT LAST.
HEAVY STORMS SWEEP OVER
SEVERAL STATES, DOING
MUCH DAMAGE
HAIL IN MANY PUCES CUTS
INTO PIECES THE GROW
ING CROPS.
(By Associated Press.)
- Kansas Ôity, _Mo., July 18.—Good-rains
are reported again in southeastern Kan
sas, -western Missouri; central Kansas
and southern MIsouri. The temperature
ln Kanas City at 11 o'clock this morn
ing was 90, with indications for Mis
souri and Kansas of cooler weather and
thunder storms during the day.
Columbus, O., July 18.—A severe hail
and rain storm visited the western part
of the state last night, Preble county
being the greatest sufferer. Corn and
oats are almost totally destroyed.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 18.—Heavy
storms swept over Indiana last night.
There wera hail storms about Colum
bus, Kokoma and Union City which
cut corn fields to pieces. In other sec
tions benefit to the crops is reported.
The state statistician's office estimates
the damage to the Indiana crop in the
past month at only 5 per cent.
GEN. BOTHA 'S SON IS KILLED
Young Boer Leader Shot to Death in
Engagement With the Brit
ish Soldiers.
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 18.—Lord Kitchener, com
manding the Blrtish forces in South Af
rica, reports to the war office as follows:
"Elandsfontein, July 18.—Captain Chas.
Botha, son of Phillip Botha: and Field
Cornets Humman and Oliver have been
killed in the Orange River Colony."
CHINESE AI D THE RUSSIANS*
Czar's Ken Invade Szechaan and Nar
rowly Escape Defeat at Hands
of Thibetans.
(By Associated Press.)
Victoria, B- C., July 18.—News has
reached here of incursions of Russians
into Szechaan from Thibetan, after
fights with Thibetans, In which the Rus
sians appear to have been In danger of
being worsted had they not been re
lieved by the good offices of Chinese offi
ciait.
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Seattle, July 18.—The steamship Portland arrived in port early
this morning, bringing news of awful ice-fields and a great congestion
of people at St. Michael, which was relieved by her arrival at the
mouth of the Yukon, followed by other craft.
The Portland took two weeks—June 20 to July 4—to reach St.
Michael from Nome. She ploughed through vast ice-floes, and on
June 24 was within eight miles of St. Michael, only to put out to
sea again.
The report from St. Michael was to the effect that 1,500 men and
women had been at that port i for three weeks, waiting for the first
steamer. So scarce did provisions become that these were living for
a long time on one meal a day.
There is a great rush down the Yukon from as far up as Daw
son for Nome and a big ferry business will be done during the sum
mer between those ports. The Portland took 400 passengers from St.
Michael to Nome.
The river steamer City of Paris was carried out from the mouth
of the Yukon by the Ice floe and was lost for a time on Bering sea.
The steamships Portland and Dora went out after her, but she fin
ally managed to put back under her own steam, making port June 28.
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Great Epworth League Convention of 1901 formally Opened at San francisco
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, July 18.—The Epworth
League convention of 1901 was formally
opened at Mechanics partition today.
For the last week the tide of travel
has been toward San Francisco until
the Epworth hosts, 25,000 strong, had
Leen poured into the city ready for the
opening services. Arrivals continued at
all hours of last night and in the early
hnurk of this morning, but the last be
lated train was in and the last tired
come by the reception committee be
RUSSIAN PAPER TRIES TO SHOW TRAT AMERICA IS LOSING GROUND COMMERCIALLY
(By Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg, July 18—The dally
•rgan of the ministry of finance pub
lishes statistics of the falling off in the
American export trade, which, it stated,
began in October, 1900, and became more
marked in April, 1901.
No mention is made of the Russian
discriminating duties, which became ef
fective In March, and it Is not cleat
what the article is intended to prove.
Attention is directed to the fact that
the falling off was especially marked in
April steel and iron exports. The article
in full follows:
ENGLAND BUFFERS
.GREATLY FROM
T HE INT ENSE HEAT
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X London, July 18.—Although Scot- X
X land and Ireland have recently X
X enjoyed local thunder storms there X
X is no prospect for rain in the mid- X
X die and southern parts of England, X
X and a steady increase of heat for X
X several days to come is predicted. X
X There Is general complaint from X
X the country that the sun is burn- X
X ing up crops. The sunshine is ev- X
X erywhere greatly in excess of the X
X average, and the temperature is X
X above the mean and the rainfall is X
X short of the average. X
X London is a great sufferer from X
X the heat, as the city has not been X
X rain washed in weeks. Sunstrokes, X
X appoplexy and heat prostrations X
X are frequent and the hospitals are X
X busy. The live stock market is X
X unusually crowded, as owing to X
X the failure of the pastures farmers %
X are forced to sell their cattle. X
X Four deaths from heat and 18 X
X sunstrokes were officially reported X
X in London yesterday. Many men X
X in the steel works in the Midlands X
X were incapacitated. The troops of X
X Aldershot are suffering seriously. X
X The medical press and circular X
X suggests that the heat waves in X
X the United States during recent X
X years have been caused by the X
X deforestation of the country and X
X the advance of civilization. X
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GRAND MASTER IS INSTALLED
Duke of Conns ught Elevated by the
English Free Masons to a Posi
tion of Jlonor.
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 18.—Eleven thousand
Free Masons attended the installation
yesterday of the Duke of Connaught as
grand master of the united grand lodge,
in succession to Edward VII.
Albert Hall was thronged with mem
bers of the grand lodge, past and pres
ent, and with the masters and wardens
of English lodges, as it was in 1875, when
the Prince of Wales was placed -on the
Masonic throne.
The ceremonial was virtually the same
as at the installation of the Prince of
Wales. The grand lodge officers entire
ly filled the orchestra and chorus seats.
The Duke of Connaught was installed
by Earl Amherst, pro-grand master, as
sisted by the Earl of Warwick, deputy
grand master.
The most impressive moment was when
the Installation was proclaimed and the
vast concourse saluted the new grand
master. Grand Master Hoslcar of Scot
land -and the Duke of Abercorn.
Salisbury and Balfour Hooted.
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 18.—Conservative officials
in London admit that the Orange dem
onstrations this year revealed little syrn.
pathy for the government. The names of
Salisbury and Balfour were hooted.
fore the first number on today's pro
gramme was called.
The great pavillion was lighted and
ready. The last nail had been driven
arid the last bit of color had been added
in""rood time. The vast auditorium,
with seats for 10,000 and additional fa
cilities for a chorus of 2,00, which will
give special concerts, presented a grand
sight. The entire auditorium was cano
pied by American flags, while around
the gallery railings red and white bunt
ing was draped gracefully, with here
and there shields of American and Great
travelers had been given a wann wel
The decrease of the exports from the
United States, first noticed In October
last, attained In April, 1901, a rather Im
portant figure of 5,000,000 roubles les9
than during the corresponding period of
the year 1900. The total amount of ex
ported articles from America was 334,
316,279, or 29.15 per cent of the whole
export of the United States against 139, »
424,269, or 33.84 per cent of the total ex
port in April, 1900.
The total amount of the export for
ten months of the fiscal year shows
a decrease of more than 313,000.000,
against tha Items of 1899-1900 (3339,
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London, July IS.—Earl Russell was arraigned at the bar of the house of loris
today for trial on a charge of bigamy. He pleaded guilty after lengthy argu
• ments had been made against the juriediction of the court. A sentence of three
months' imprisonment was then imposed upon the earl, 'who gave no sign of
dismay.
The trial was carried on with all the quaint middle-age ceremonies.
Both the earl and countess (Mrs. Somerville), through their counsel, plead
ed they did not know they wera doing wrong, but had acted on the best l^gal
advice obtainable in- Nevada.
'. The peers reached their decision after consideration of the ease lasting
20 minutes.
Evidence Against Dotson
Hurts Prisoner's Case
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' X Deer Lodge, July 18.—The tria', of Clinton Dotson, on a charge of X
X having conspired to murder his own father, is rapidly progressing in the X
X district court at this place. %
X W. H. Trippet, who is assisting County Attorney Simpson, out- X
X lined the case to the jury as the state expects to show it, and the X
X work of examining the long list of witnesses for the state was be- X
X gun. $
X All of the evidence introduced 1;» the trial of James McArthur last X
X week is being introduced against .Dotson, with the additional evi- X
X dence that Dotson formulated the plan for McArthur to murder Oliver X
X Dotson. ' %
X Up to noon today the most damaging evidence against Dotson had X
X been given by Oliver Benson, his nephew, who is serving a ten-year X
X sentence in the penitentiary for being a party to the murder of old X
X Eugene Cull inane in Washington Gulch, in August, 1899. X
X Benson testified that Dotson outlined the plot to him, whereby X
X McArthur was to murder Oliver Dotson, and secure the release from X
X prison of Clinton Dotson, Ellis Persinger and Oliver Benson. X
X It is now thought the Dotson case will go to the jury tomorrow X
X afternoon. X
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NEW SEA-GOING BATTLESHIP
WILL BE LARGEST IN THE NAVY
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 18.—Secretary Long
has given out the majority report of the
naval board of construction on the de
sign of the seagoing battleship, plans
for which are to be submitted to con
gress in December.
The board has been unable to reach »
unanimous agreement concerning the
armament and its disposition, iflid now
makes this preliminary report In order
that progress may be made upon definite
designs. The plan of the battleship as
submitted are:
Length, 450 feet: beam, 76 feet; mean
draft, 24 feet 6 inches; displacement,/
15,560 tons. This displacement will giy«
a ship considerably larger than anything
in the present navy. The hull alone wil|^
weigh about 7,000 tons, while the pro-,"
tective armor will be about 3,700 tons.- -f
Britaln, with their respective flags
crossed above them. The stage was
hung with gold colored bunting, the
state's color.
The throng began assembling early
for the opening ceremonies, which, be
gan at 2:30 p. ra,, everyone enthusiastic
and happy. From the torrid tempera
ture of the east to the cool breezes of
the Pacific and a temperature of 60 was
a welcome and exhilarating change to
the pilgrims, if their looks and actions
of today may be taken as evidence.
At 11 o'clock this morning three cele-.
brations of the Lord's Supper were held
in the First Presbyterian, Central
310,614, against 3352,671,206). Building
articles and steel exported in April, 1901,
amounted to only 3244.411, against 3343,r
889 of. the same month in 1900; steel wire*
to 3346,567, against 3551,448 in the past
year; small iron article« for building
business to 3780,801, against 3898,049; ma
chinery to work metals, 3269,587, agalnat
3612,287 of the previous year; pumpa,
3193,298, against 3263,184; sewing ma
chines, 3300,097 .against 3394,322; other
machines, 31.580,957, against 31.862,116.
The figures for ten months (1900-1) fol
low«;
The total coal capacity will be about
2,000 tons; total load displacement, 16,900,
deep load draft, 26 feet 4 inches; 19 knots
speed, and an indicated horse power of
20 , 000 .
The battery recommended by the ma
jority is to consist of four 12-inch guns,
two 10-inch armored turrets, twenty 7
inch guns in casements and twenty 3
itich guns. Eight of the 7-ineh guns are
inclosed in Individual armor, four on th »
the upper deck and four on the gun
deck, firing ahead and astern.
The remaining twelve guns are located
on the gun deck in a central casement
battery. The machinery is protected by
a 10-inch armor belt, tapering to 4 inches
fore and aft beyond the machinery
space, and the other protection consists
of armor 7 and 6 inches thick, except on
lhe 12-inch turrets, where it is 10 inches
thick.
Methodist and the Howard Street Metho
dist churches. These meetings were
purely devotional in character, but
wore attended by crowds that taxed
the capacity of the buildings.
At 1:30 p. m. a missionary conference
Was held at the headquarters on Larkin
street. At the same time a business
meeting of presiding elders and league
officials assembled at the pavillion in
order to prepare for the day's activities.
YYlien Chairman Filkins ascended the
platform and rapped for order at 2:30
p. ui. every seat in the building had an
occupant, while many others sought
standing room. The vast audience
1899-1900. 1900-01.
Bicycles and their parts.. 2,906 1,930
Copper (in blocks) .......45,398 34,322
Raw ci tton tissues .... .11,381 4.9S4
Gunpowder and explosives 1,255 1,316
Steel wire ................ 4,951 3,270
Sundry iron articles ...... 7,888 7,619
Machines for working
metals ................. 6,002 3,527
Steam engine« (locomo
biles) .................. 4,805 3,281
(bther machines ..........17,797 17,558
Iron tubes and parts ..... 5,997 4.168
Petroleum ...............55.611 61.96S
Tobacco articles ......... 4,997 4,128
FOREIGN NEWSPAP' *
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AMERICA? /VTERPRISE
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(By Assc
d Press.
Vienna, Jul —The Fremden
blatt, the orgtC of the Austro
Hungarian foreign office, In an
article entitled "American indus
X trial competition in the near fu
X ture," says:
X "European nations will have to
\ combine against a competition
X which threatens them, and, slnk
X ing their differences, must make
X a common front against Amerl
X can industrial aggression. The
X United States are forging an iron
X ring of defense to ward off the
X the blows of the enemies of
X America.
X "The tariff programme of the
X large manufacturers of Austria,
X which was recently presented to
X the minister of commerce, is based
V mainly on a principal that is uni
X versai and unlimited. The most
X favored national clauses should be
X abandoned, .especially with refer
X ence to the United States, and
X that old commercial treaty with
X the United States, which reaches
X back to the second decade of the
X last century, should he replaced
X by a new short term treaty. Sal
X vation in the customs question
X with regard to America is only
X to he found along these lines."
X It appears the Fremdenblatt
X does not think matters will go so
X far as to bring about a customs
X union in central Europe, "an
X achievement-which will long re
X main and ideal," hut it will be
X enough if common action secures
X favored nation clauses.
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HITS SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKS
Professor of the Chicago University
Makes a Peculiar Statement Be
fore His Class.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 18.—Prof. Oscar L. Triggs
of Chicago university, who some time
ago compared John- D. Rockefeller to
William Shakespeare, today informed his
class in literature that the hymns of
the Protestant churches are doggerel,
and that dime novels are literature when
compared to Sunday school books.
"I take it for granted." said the pro
fessor, "that there is not a member of
this class who does hold heterodox views-.
"If you do not, you would not be here,
since the study of literature lias no place
in the education of an orthodox person."
President Campos Sallus Cleared.
(By Associated Press.)
Rio Janeiro, July 18.- The chamber of
deputies has dismissed the charges pre
ferred by Admiral Mello against Presi
dent Campos Sallus. The admiral ac
cused the president of false arrest and
ill treatment. He was arrested on the
charge of aiding a monarehlal plot.
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Seattle. July 18.—Samuel Hill, third vice president of the Great X
Northern, arrived here yesterday from the Orient after making a trip X
entirely around the world. X
He traveled from Moscow, Russia, across the Trans-Siberian rail- X
way to Vladlvostock and later visited Nagasaki, Yokohama and X
other Oriental ports. He declared that he found the products of X
Washington, Oregon, California and Alaska 1,000 miles in the interior X
of Siberia. American trade relations, he asserts, have been seriously X
crippled with Russia, owing to the action of the American govern- X
ment, although he added that the general disposition of Russia is to X'
welcome American products. X
The object of his journey was the creation of trade connections X
in the Orient, by-which the Great Northern might become the bene X
floiary, this being one of the favorite enterprises of the railway in X
question through its Japanese steamship connections. X
Mr. Hill asserts that there Is an ever-growing and thriving trade X
between the Pacific coast and the Orient, which has received a check, X
owing to the action of out- government with Russia, but which is re- X
plete with incalculable opportunities if properly taken advantage of. X
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of Yonkers, N. Y., respectively,
greeted the chairman with the Chautau
qua salute and then listened to the
opening song service. Following is the
official programme:
At 2:70 p. m„ came the opening of the
convention in Mechanics pavillion, Rev.
Thomas Filkin presiding Services were
led by Robert Husband, and the devo
tions led by Rev. Judson Hill: addresses
of welcome by Governor Gage, Mayor
Phelan. Bishop Hamilton and Itev. J. C.
Symonds of Woodland. Responses were
made on behalf of the Methodist Episco
pal church by Bishop I. W. Joyce. Min
neapolis; on behalf of the Methodist
Furniture ................ 3,313 3.181
An increase of exports is to be noted
on the following articles:
Agricultural implements. .12,586 12,862
Carriages ...............-5,281 7,181 |
Cotton tissues (dyed) .... 3,955 5,079'
India rubber wares ...... 1,902 2,543
Electrical and scientific
apparatus .............. 5.317 6.031
Steel rails ................6.C52 8,978
Iron for building purposes
and steel ............... 2,077 2.721
Typewriters ............. 2,258 2.335
Boots and shoes .........3,458 4.200
Musical instruments ..... 1,665 2,21«
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HARD FIGHT
OVER WATER
RIGHTS OF THE HELENA COM
PANY TO TEN MILE CREEK
ARE ATTACKED.
RANCHER CLAIMS THE FLUID
CANNOT BE USED TO SUP
PLY THE CITY.
RESIDENTS OF CAPITAL MAY BE
FORCED TO DRINK FROM
MISSOURI.
(Special to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, July IS.—An answer to the wa
ter right contest on Ten Mile Creek has
been filed by Herman Gleason, a ranch
er, which is a contest of the title of
the Helena Water Works company to
the main part of the water supply it
brings into Helena.
The water company claims the whola
of Ten Mile Creek water, which it
pipes into the city, but Gleason claims
that as the water company only ac
quired a mining right to the water it
has no right to usé it as a city supply,
and that its rights are subsequent to
those of himself and other farmers hi
the valley.
The water company claims undisputed
possession for over ten years, which,
under the law, gives it a clear title,
and this will he the question at issue.
There are forty other claimants dis
puting the water company's right.
COAL FAMIN E IS NO W FEARED.
Strike of the Mine Firemen Causes
Grave Concern in New
York City.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, July 10.—Should the strike
of the mine firemen continue it is feare 1
a coal famine in this city will result.
The strike has found the railways and
dealers unprepared, with scant pro
vision against the future, and prices are
expected to mount within a week if no
settlement is reached before that time,
Inquiry in the coal trade shows that
railways and dealers are carrying not
more than two weeks' supply of coal.
GENERAL BUTTERFIELD DEAD.
Noted New Yorker Passes Away Af
ter Several Months of Semi
Paralysis.
(By Associated Press.)
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 18.—Gen.
Daniel Butterfield died at his home,
Craigside, at Cold Springs, at 8:30 last
night.
He had been in poor health for a year
or more, and had been in a condition of
semi-paralysis for some time.
Episcopal Church South by Rev. B. M.
Du Bose. Nashville. Tenn.: on behalf of
: the Methodist Episcopal church of Cana
; da by Rev. James Henderson, Toronto,
: Canada; on behalf of the colored Metho
: dust Episcopal church by A. A. Carter,
I Atlanta, Ga.
This evening three meetings will be
held, ut the main pavillion, at the Al
hambra theater and at Metropolitan tem
ple. The principal theme at ail these
meetings will be 'The Young People's
Movement in the Twentieth Century,"
discussed by Rev. Charles Bayard
Mitchell, of Minneapolis; Rev. Alonzo
Monk, Nashville and Rev. C. W. Willard
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Paper and paper articles. 4.983 6,248
Woolen tissues .......... ».099 1.294
The Official Messenger reviews the
sugar industry during the year 1899-1900.
It says that by reason of the easy credit
then prevailing the number of factories
! increased to 268 from 244, and the pro
I duct ion from 45,500.000 poods to 53.300,000
poods, while the domestic consumption
advanced only 1,000,000 pooils.
j The following remark is signifi
cant: "That the reserve of over 16,000,
000 poods did not occasion a crisis can
only tc attributed to the fa vori.-ie ef
] feet of the law of November 20,1595."