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VOL XXII THE BUTTE INTERA MOUNTAIN NO. 154 WEATHER ORECMT. BUTTE, MONTANA, THURSDAY FVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 92 WEATHER-AIR, WARMER. PRICE FIVE CET -.-OL XXII NO. 154 WEATHER .'OREC.W~. BUTTE, MONTANA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER r8, rgoz. WEATHIER--FAIR, WARMER. PRICE FIVE CENTS CONGER SAYS BOXER WAR IS LIKELY ANY TIME Conger Warns Washington That the Boxers May Go Out Again Soon. EXTORTIONATE TAXATION HAS INFURIATED PEOPLE Lives of Missionaries Are in Danger and According to Conger's Report, When Trouble Comes, It Will Be as Bad, if Not Worse, Than Was the Fearful Rebellion of Several Years Ago Outrages Reported on Every Hand. [ly ASSOCIA'rTD PRESS.] Washington, Scpt. 18.-China is on the verge of another boxer uprising which may equal that of 9goo according to ad vices received at the state department from Minister Conger. The troubles appear to arise principally from extortionate tax ation, combined with resentment against the presence of missionaries, thus justi fying the judgment of the department of state which pointed out to the powers that the demand for excessive indemnities would result in serious internal troubles in Chira. Mr. Conger reports serious anti-foreign riots near Chentu, in the province of Sze Chuan, in which a number of Christians had been massacred and chapels de stroyed Mr. Conger appears to have acted with energy upon telegraphic complaints from Dr. Canwright, an American medical E. H. CONGER. American Minister to China Who Fears Another Boxer Horror. missionary at Chentu, not only address ing the Chinese foreign office by letter but calling there in person to impress upon the officials the necessity of immedi. ate action and finally succeeded in caus ing the removal of the local Chinese of. ficials who had failed to repress the riots and preserve life and property. The minister has urged the foreign office to take more effective measures "in order to avoid the fearful responsi bility of a further loss of life and prop erty." They Talk and Talk and Talk. The foreign office replied that several edicts had been issued directing the vice roy to suppress the troubles. It had re ceived a telegram from that official stating that the rebel, Hsiung Ching He of Jen Chou Hslan, made his anpearance sud denly at the head of a crowd and burned a chapel and some 30 odd houses early in that moon and also killed a Christian. They also committed other outrages, where upon the viceroy dispatched troops to the scene, who killed some more of the people. The leaders of the riot was also captured and orders were also given to have him beheaded and have his head exposed. The rebels at other points were also attacked by the government troops and routed. Three or four hundred of them were killed. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL WAS DENIED JUDGE KNOWLES GIVES OREGON SHORT LINE TEN DAYS IN THE EDWARDS SUIT. Attorney Willis of the Short Line made a motion for a new trial in the United States circuit court this morning in the case of M. Edwards vs. Oregon Short Line; but a new trial was denied by Judge Knowles and a io days' stay of execution was granted the Short Line to perfect its appeal. On February 24, rgoo, Edwards was given judgment against the Short Line for $937.50. According to his story lie pur chased a ticket at Denver for Helena and while en route he was put off the train near Ogden with only 75 cents in his pocket. LHe was compelled to walk back to Ogden and to sleep out of doors 6hi night. For the inconvenience and general mistreat ment thus received at the hands of the Short Line, Edwards asked damages to the extent of $io,ooo. The case will come up for final settlement on September 28. The railroad company claims that Edwards had purchased a scalper's ticket. Thirty names were drawn by Clerk Ste phens for a jury trial on next Tuesday. 0-' Tor RTN'S triocA~d Za" ' HVLC HEINZE ELEVATED OVER THE RESULT 0i~' LAST NIGHT'S DEMIOCRATIC PRIMARIES. HOW F. AUGUSTUS TOOK THAT SNEAK UPSTART DEMOCRAT WHO NOW SEEKS TO DOMINATE PARTY WAS A REPUBLICAN. AND HE TRIED TO BREAK UP THE G. 0. P. IN 1900 A Little Ancient History in Regard to the Last Campaign, With Sidelights on What Was Done, Who Did It, and Why They Did It-It Was a Poor In vestment for Poor Faugust. In the holding of the state conventions of two years ago, the first to organize for the business of the campaign was that of the social democrats. The first meeting of this party was held in Butte, August 28, and Martin Elliott, \V. N. Holden and J. F. Fox were the moving spirits in the organization. It was a Debs affair. The principal business of the meeting was to eulogize that hero of crank notions and political illusions. Next came the republican convention, called to order at the Auditorium in Hel. ela, September 5. There were two con testing delegations from Silver Bou# county and Chairman Woolman and the state central committee spent a sleepless those of the Labor party yesterday. Among the men who occupied the same seats yesterday there were a numlllber of "parliamentarians"--men who had elo (Continued on Page Two.) CASEY GIRL SAYS LANE IS INNOCENT DENIES HE EVER HELD IMPROPER RELATIONS WITH HER AND HE IS DISMISSED. Judge Boyle this afternoon dismissed the case against F. L. Lane, charged with hav ing had criminal relations with 14-year old Mabel Casey. The case came up for hearing at 3 o'clock. The Casey girl was asked if improper relations had existed hbeween Casey and herself and she replied in the negative, notwithstanding she had confessed to an entirely different story be fore Judge Boyle and County Attorney Breen in private. As there was no evidence to convict, Judge Boyle had no other alternative than to discharge Lane. MASONS TOUR CITY AND SEE THE SIGHTS Second day's session of the grand lodge of the state of Montana was duly opened this morning in the lodge rooms of the new Masonic Temple, in West Park street. There was a large attendance of the Masonic brethren at the meeting and the morning was devoted to the transaction of such business as comes under the juris diction of the grand lodge. At noon the morning session was ad journed and the brethren accompanied by the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star boarded special cars at the Temple as the guests of the Street Railway company, and enjoyed a ride about the city and out to the beautiful Columbia Gardens. The members returned to the Temple about 3 o'clock and the thirty-eighth com munication of the grand lodge will con CAMILLE KELLEY IS ILL IN IDAHO CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE HAUPTS ARE ACCORDING LY DISMISSED. Judge McClernan today entered an order of dismissal in tile contempt proceedings against Henry I.. and Ellen Haupt. The case arose from the famous proceed ings over the possession of Camille Kelley, the boy whose custody was disputed by Mae Kelley, hid mother. The habeas corpus proceedings resulted in a decree ordering the custody of the child to be vested with Mrs. Kelley. Later it was announced that the boy had been kidnaped by the divorced husband of the plaintiff, and Attorney Jesse Roote applied for a writ to show cause why Mr. and Mrs, Haupt and Kelley should not be cited for contempt of court under charge of con spiracy. Word was received yesterday that the boy was in Pocatello, dangerously ill, and that all parties concerned in the suit were in Idaho. l'The order of dismissal was issued on the application of lIaupt's attor neys showing that none of the interested persons could be brought into court at this time, and that the probable death of the child would terminate the proceedings. RIFLES FOR THE CAVALRY Canadian Militia Are to Discard the Old Fashioned Carbine. fIY ASSOCIATED PRESS,J Montreal, Sept. i8.-Tlhe Earl of I)un donald, the new commander of the Cana dian militia, has just issued an order abol ishing the sword as a cavalry weapon. Mounted troops, Lord Dundonald de A'ares, must depend for enciency on the rifle, and he suggests that the officers and men fit themselves to obtain musketry, cer tificates. The carbines now in use will be replaced gradually by rifles elude this afternoon with the election andI installlitioi of officers for the ensuing year. With becomlling anlld ailpropriate exer ciscs the new Masonic Temple in West Park street was dedicated last evening. J.ong before the time scheduled for the ppening of thc exercises the lodgernoon lndl the balcony were filled with a throng pf ,aembers. 'The meeting was properly in charge of ith," officers of the local lodge and the olekmn and impressive ceremonies were fibly conducted biy them. Worshipful _laster Spencer of IButte lodge No. 82, plened the mlleetilig according to the Ma anic rites anid was assisted by the masters 0t the other local lodges, namely: Allen (Continued on Page Three.) CLIRK DEMOCRATS SHOVE HEINZE OUT REGULAR DEMMIES CARRY ALL BE FORE THEM AT THE BOZE MAN MEETING. [i ,l: . IAtL ro IN1IR MO NTAN. l r,zinian, Sept. 18.--(;allitin coiunty democrats held their priliaries yesterday eniin'. 'Everything wenit ffl' very sllli., thly, in fact, it was just a little too siwmouth to suit every democrat. Every thing Has controlled by Clark democrats, alnd theri:i was not even a Isuspicion of a 1hlinze manl ini iozenlan. The three ILoze man precinct caucuses were presided over by well-knowi ('lark adherents, such as Sem:nator Charles ltoffman, A. It. Carow, JoliII Walsh, John l.uce and others. 1;ich coilaliitt.cilnan came well provided with printed tickets containing nalies of dcl gates anid alternates, and after these ticmetis had been read, the faithlful took the ir mledicine and "voted her straight." ' lie democrats who were idenitfied with thl: independent imovenlellt last cllilpaign el comiipletely ignored and left the priii;iries without casting their ballots. Finds a Haven at Last. (lie of the mIost interesting features of the primaries was the fact that Congress (I;1 : Cal:well Edwards herahled his con ve .in to the democratic ranks by head ing the East Iozemlnll delegation to the Couity convention next Saturday. ' t'al" has tried republicanism, populism and several other "isms," but has finally landed with both feet beneath the Clark wing of the democracy. Ils conversion created considerable surprise ill somne quit ters. The Ciark democrats have left no hliance for IIeinze to break into their Dtanks, every movemrnent being carefully ionsidercd before being made. 'EINZE GANG HOLD SHAM CONVENTION FAUGUST'S ONE-MAN SHOW OPENS IN AUDITORIUM TO VERY FAIR AUDIENCE. BUT IT IS ALL HEINZE FROM START TO FINISH Various Committees Necessary to Or ganization Are Named, James H. Lynch Becoming Temporary Chair man, With Gilligan as Chief Scribe and Or. G. D. Bryant as the Assistant. When "AhIu.igthy Voicet" P t to illigan, at the suggestis:sn of ('ha ir, ian J. 11. lyncilh, stepped ttpol the platform tof thle Audits ruins ait noonI today and reiad the ail of what mliighlt bie caIlesd, for wanit of a bstltter aime, the (Gilligan counsiiy col VentIIIi;ni, it was a imolley crowd that the formisr readl. ing clerk of the lsht se of representatives look, d dlwll 1 upon. MenI whosi have lived and loved and flirted with every p.oliical party that Silvs r B.ow couniIly has k.lown, oipied sea.si ill the hall. Forrom the iposs sr of the party, Frederick Augiust is lheinze, who sat i'll up in front and worked industriously oili a extinct cigar Atths, to Swede Murphy, who retained a pirominlest position ;ear the door atruicd welcomed urists, l orial ald political ciasses were variously and mar velously represented. There was a remarkable differesnce in the prosceedings of today's conven(tiion andlll (C'o stinued on sage Three.) FIGHT INJUNCTION GIVEN A HEARING SUIT TO PREVENT THE CORBETT M'GOVERN CONTEST REACHED CIRCUIT COURT TODAY. [Yiy AS:ICIAT'ED PRESS.] Louisville, Ky., Sept. x8.-The inijunc tion suit filed by Attorney General Pratt to prevent the contest between McGovern and "Young" .Corbett fromin taking place here next Monday night, September 22, was presented for hearing before Judge Emmet Field, in the circuit court today. The defendants presented an answer to the petition in which they refuted all the allegations made by the attorney general. In the course of the hearing, arguments were expressed by attorneys for both sides and depositions taken yesterday were filed as evidence. PEARY IS BACK AND DID NOTI 7NG THAT F.E Arctic Explorer )bliged to Return With the Cov eted Shaft North. BUT HE MADE SOME NEW DISCOVERIES OF INTEREST Ice Was Too Heavy for the Windward and Progress by Land Was Found Impossible North of a Certain Alti tude-Brought Back Valuable Scien tific Specimens and Upon the Whole Is Pleased With Result of Expedition. liy AS:,utm IAlt"U P1155.1 Sydne1y, N. S.. Sept. IR.-- 'ThI' Pairy Arltic c(llh's steamllr \\'ii dwil d, (';Ipti;I S nnillllll VW . I;1athltt, airlivd h(. this All oil iboard re well. I.ieru. I'.iry "Tl'he Arctic rxpdi inll hloil l t r:each the North Pole, htil w me ui. i, ti-I im poiriint scin.tilli' di ilosovlines. We arei all wiIlll and glad to gel hark Ito lv lialilon." Iul t. I'liery rtnllt to tIhe chi ithe follow. in reporIllt of tlhe Ioplerationl ofl the expl. . dlitini sin e, Auiigist , oiii : "Left ri'k lihiirbor on the I'lliisere i'io;ial, Augist .J. krlahed il Paynei hairibor, Septe.i'ier 17, trosling II iise hay partly by sllldge anild lpartly by hol, Ithri walkilng lacross Iledf ild Iinti, Alhiilt a week liter mly I' skiii g aliun to fall sit k, nit one escapingiiii . Ily N'ovembe..r i i lit ts anil otto chil weir dead, while nearly aill the Ith ert were very weak, bht out of daitger. 'arly in Januiiary, Eskimos iiirr across frniti Aoivil;ik:i. blrinlgig news ofi the ,iv t ibte. Plenty of Dog Food. "i Il'b-tilaiy a large depot of dog flo, waii c.ahlishrd lnealr (lCape Lois Napo.llI Iron, lsomc (o li .les north ol f Sa li'. Ot)1 Matrch l. my iadv:lne guard pail rty of six hllldgl s in cihage of l lten i, lit fio" C'oni ger. Marclh , I stalrted with the tilii iiarty of Iilo ,Irdlles, leiaving l'errl y in charge at l.Payne haribor. 'Coniger was reaclihed in llla mat.ches, I iarriving within an hour or two of the advanr palrty. My inpp~i g party of E.kiioa.n retitrnting from li onlC ger, l.brIItglt down I li llilstru inints, clhronoti'tte a aiid Arctic library. ciglht narche ii. ore took us to ape Ilec la. lThe inorthli eindl of loinson channelc was sill iiopen across to illthli Greenland coast, lkes of water i'xtmling tnriIthwardl ils far asi ioull tie see n hfoiri li k( iclapi anlid t ape ainsu.mll. I;roitI hInla llanotherll MIl1pportilug ait ly returned. "Aprill I starteid iinortlhward oveu r the I hllir sea with lle' s l', fiouir t'skii ;in ani six sl iied s. fthi flurs ',verei d dn eep with snlw lani iiters'ectedul, with rui lihi, i i,lge, andil lllulles o young ie wire 'tnc.u ilr friii e il ilmom nt we tl ft the i. I l ,e. "WIle hl ii sl uii e kinld l traveli ng, tix rept as Ihr, Iiith .n s of ire, as was folinl by the li'ntli'.h ex., telitio . of i476. In the Heavy Floes. "Apiil I I t;=it.ld ortlihw n'id ,over the wele sienit liak. As we. :vivaiiiiiced ' lhr oes h 'eiine smaller, the presiure sitilg"; onI - grander scale and Ihr open l alds iiore fretlitnt. ItLi II diy's nua;irt h was more petrilousl -il niitr general courise w'as de fltedi'i wet by iht ch'iractelr iof the ice. I'in:lly, at 54.17 nurth latiilude, nortli west of Ihlela, Iie olitfer ok hI llloame imprle tical.ih ull further lif.llrts to adilvace were giveni ip. New to'als oif preissuire ridlges, with foggy iweathe.r miii.l, o - it it iii in s oille r'esp. ' Iinure hying than (I i all vailci. Ihela vwas r(gaintidl April .!j aidl ('Cnger May l. Li.(vinll ('aiugur May b, Cape Salinii was roliieached on the i5111. A few days later we welt inoirtlh as far as ('iape' Io is Niapioleu'ii to cimpletce the suir vey of liob itl b:iy. iturnlinglll Jiune i . "My ptpiilisid trip il-rio 's uillnttlriihlan wustewvard was prinev ih.il| liy oipi'ii v,:ilier lit li li;iuiiui biiy. "'h' ie brii' l, ip el l ii'r thli-lin ii Ir arid Il'ayer hii liher was bllikc.d ahiillst ion Jliiiii usly. I erary will i til Ni%;w York toimnoronw ;il th Wiui'warul lt_ obly will go to .e uiiifiluliiuhii fur ti es ilint-:. NATIONAL PARK IN THE FIRE DISTRICT WOODS JUST WEST OF YELLO'V STONE ARE BLAZING-GOV ERNMENT ON WATCH. Is Y ASSOctIATl, ) PRISS.] Washington, Sept. 18.--A new forest fire is reported in the official telegraphio advices to the interior department today to he raging inl the section of Idaho just west of the Yellowstone National Park and aoot 15 miles north of St. Anthony, Idaho. A telegraphic report today from Forest Supervisor henry Michelson, dated Keno slha Range, Colorado, announces the abate. ment of the fires in that region, His jur isdiction includes the Pike's Peak, South Platte and Plum creek reserves, which, he says, are now clean. The register and receiver of the land of fice at Olympia, Wash., telegraphed today that so far as they can learn there is no danger to the timber on the public lands in the vicinity of Buckler and Enumclaw and the fires in that section are practically under control