THE BUTTE INTER MOUNTAIN
VOL. XXIII. NO. 144. BUTTE, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 30, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OVER A HUNDRED DEAD AND IT
MAY BE THREE HUNDRED
HAVE PERISHED
Chicago Audience, Largely Composed of Women and
Children, Stampedes at Fire in Theater and
Fatalities Following Are Terrible.
HUNDREDS OF BODIES ARE IN THE RUINS
Firemen Believe Nearly All of These Are Trampled
to Death or Slowly Roasted by the
Fiercely Raging Flames.
FIVE HUNDRED ARE DEAD AND INJURED
SY' ASSOC'IA'rED PRESIS.
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 3o.-Firebroke out in
the Iroquois theater this afternpon. The
audience fled iin a panic to thie street.
The Iroquois was only recenltly opened,
being a magnificent structure miodeled after
the Opera Comique in Paris.
The fire broke out during the second act
of the play "Itluebeard." It started in
the flies, i)resumably front a defect in the
electric attachments. In an instant the
draperies and flimsy stage settings had
burst into flames.
The actors and actresses ran wildly
about the stage as the audietlce fougiht and
jammed its way to the front doors. In a
short time the inlltclor of the theater was
apparently a mass of flames, and smoke
was issuing in clouds from the front of
the house. A dozen women and a num
her of men with faces and hands fearfully
burned were soon taken into a leighboring
drug store, where those worst injured were
hastily attended to.
Trough the fire broke out on the stage,
there was apparently little protecftion for
the audience. Women and children were
piled out of the doors, but the flames
gained rapidly, and it was a considelable
time before a large number of the people
could leave the building. Meanwhile spe
cial calls and a general alarm had sum
imoned a large number of fire engines.
Chief Fire Marshal Musham took per
sonal charge of the fire when he artived.
lie found the theater balconies still oc
cupied by many persons and promptly di
rected the firemten in raising ladders to the
upper exits in order taosave the persons
imprisoned there.
Two little girls, their hands and faces
blistered, were among the first taken down
from the balconies.
At this time it was estimated that be
tween six and ten persons were dead with
in the theater. They were believed for
the most part to be attaches of the thcoa
ter.
At the same time persons were heing
carried from both the front and rear of
the theater. The fire apparently was gain
intg tupon the firemen who were having the
greatest dilliculty in gaining entrance be
cause of the crowds.
As the fire progressed four dead were
taken out, two men, a boy and a little
girl, about six years of age. A woman
was also taken out with her face so badly
blistered that she could not be recognized.
A man who jumped from the third story
window was taken to the emergency hos.
pital in an unconscious condition.
Fire -Marshal Mtushant, who has just
been up in the balcony, says it looks to
himt as if there were two or three hundred
people lying piled upon the floors of the
two upper balconies.
lie could not say whether they were
alive or dead. In one place there seemed
to be over too.
lie is going up and down in front of
the theater urging his men for God's sake
to go up stairs and bring the people down.
Numnders of the firemen rushed up in the
smoke and began bringing people down,
most of them unconscious and some
crushed.
Some of these people were suffocated by
the smoke, but most of them were thrown
down during the panic which ensued when
some one cried "fire."
Manager Davis said that most of the
actors were accounted for, but that a num
ber of the minor employcs were missing.
He said that the cry of fire created a
panic and that this accounted for so many
people losing their lives.
Three additional bodies were quickly re
moved from the building, one a year-old
child and two of women. They were taken
to a feed store nearby. The child was
found burned and trampled to death on
the first floor. The women found were
found close to the child. While the dead
bodies were being recovered 15 persons
were stretched on tables in Thompson's
restaurant, not far distant, many of them
believed to be dying.
It was reported that to persons in the
balcony were cut off from retreat and
probably perished in the flames.
Three dead women were carried across
a ladder which was stretched across the
alley from the rear of the theater to the
Tremont building. Most of the spectators
who escaped from the balcony were res
cued in this manner.
The Northwestern university law school
in the Tremont building and other sur
rounding places were turned into tempo
rary morgues and hospitals.
Nine injured persons arrived at the Sa
maritan hospital within to minutes after
the fire broke out.
At 4:40 p. m. it was estimated that at
least 60 dead bodies had been rescued
from the fire, The bodies were taken to
nearby stores and every possible available
place.
The loss of life was the greatest at the
foot of the stairways from the upper bal
conics.
At that point the bodies of the persons
who sought to flee from the flames were
piled fully Ia feet deep.
The bodies were taken out as rapidly as
the men could enter the gmoke-filled cor
ridors and grasp their awful load.
.With over 60o bodies recovered from the
theater a conservative estitnate of the fire
men was that there were at least zoo more
persons inside either dead or uncltscioms.
Firemen and policemen say that inside
the building bodies were piled live deep.
In nearly every instanle the bodies were
fearfully burned and the hair singed to the
scalp.
At 4 :45 p. m. the fire was out.
At 4:45 p. an. Chief Mulsham of the fire
department said that fromn personal in
vestigation he believed that there were
fully three hundred to five hundred dead
bodies in the first balcony of the theater.
The firemen found at the head of the
stairs leading to the balcony a large ntnm
her of people piled up six to eight feet
high, and so tangled together that the po
licet.en and fit emenL had to drag them out
by matin force.
At 5 P. ml. the police estimated that 5oo
persons either lost their lives or were in
jured in the fire. Some of the persons
being carried fromt the building at that
hour were still alive.
At 4:5o p. in. So bodies had been car
ried from the theater into Thontlpon's res
taurant, one door east. Of these tully au
were dead.
A tunmber were showing faint signs of
life, and it was impossilde to tell at first
glance whether about one dozen of them
were dead or alive. They were mostly the
bodies of young women under jo years of
age and children from 8 to t2. The bodies
were placed on the floor on chairs, tables,
and one young womtan in dripping gar
ments was stretched along tile cigar case.
All the large dry goods stores of the city
which were situated within two squares of
the theater, Mat. hall Fitld, Mandels, Car
son. Pieric, Scott & Co., Schlesinger &
Mayer, anld the Bloston store, as soon as
they heard of the emergency sent wagon
after wagon load of blankets, linen and
cotton for bandages. All of their teams
were placed at the disposal of the authori
ties and were utilized in conveying the
wounded to hospitals and to the offices of
nearby physicians.
Within 15 minuttes after the fire broke
out fully 50 physicians were on the scetle,
and trained nurses seelned to spring from
the ground, so rapidly did they appear. As
sioon as a hody was taken into 'Ilhomp
sonl's or into onle of the neighboring stores,
it was examined with a stithascope for
signs of life.
At 5:05 p. im. 15o dead bodies had been
taken to the principal morgues of the city.
The keepers refused to take ally more
bodies, saying the place was filled to over
flowilng with dead, though wagons were
backing up to the door contstantly with
more bodies.
Up1 to 5 pt. , 43 bodies had been car
ried out of one entrance of the theater.
Only otne-a woman-showed any signs of
life. The bodies taken ill the different
entrances accunntlated so rapidly that they
had to be piled up two or three deep on
the sidewalk. Police ambulances and other
vehicles took thlem to the hospitals and
mlorgues as rapidly as possible,
HEIRESS ON MISSING LIST
Meridian. Miss.. Dec. Jo.-It is reported
here that Miss Ethel Kovell of Birming
ham, Ala., who is said to be an heiress to
a large fortune, has disappeared and rela
tives are anxious about her. Miss Rovell
had been in Meridian since November,
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Ifuskey, and
was to remain here until February.
On WVednesday last she left her aunt's
residence to do some shopping and has not
been seen since.
Miss Rovell is said to have inherited
an estate left her by Mrs. Menerva Ben
ford, of I)enver, Colo.
FAIR WEATHER TO CONTINUE
The day opened with but little haze and
smoke in evidence in the city and within
an hour after the sun had risen above the
mountains to the east, the sky was clear
and something like a summer temperature
prevailed. The minimum temperature for
the day was as and long before noon the
mercury had risen to 38.
Continued fair weather, and somewhat
warmer, is the prediction of the weather
man. The forecast for Butte and vicinity
issued today says: "Generally fair to
night and Thursday ; warmer in the north
ern portion of the state."
ONE INJURED IN A WRECK
Marysville, Cal., Dec. 3o.--The second
section of the Oregon express was derailed
on a siding this morning. The train had
backed in to attach a sleeper carrying the
"Foxy Grandpa" company, and while re
turning to the main track the smoker left
the rails at the point of connection at the
switch and turned over on its side. O. O.
Hall of Chicago was thrown against a
window and had his back injured.
JOHN CHARLTON VERY ILL
Toronto, Ontario, Dec, o.-John Charl'
ton, who recently delivered an address in
many cities of the United States, in favor
of reciprocity with the dominion, is criti
cally ill at his home in Lynedock,
TWIN CITY FLYER
LEAVES THE RAILS
NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS GOES
OFF THE TRACK AT TUSCA,
WEST OF MISSOULA.
SEVEN CARS ON THE TIES
Passengers Receive a Severe Shaking
Up, but None Is Hurt-Traffic Will
Not Be Delayed Long.
SPYt' IAt. TO TIlE IN reaR MOUNTAIiN.
Missoula, Dec. 3o.--No. 4, the Twin
City express, eastbounid on the Northern
Pacific, was wrecked abotut 5 o'clock this
morning near T'usca siding, about 1.S3
miles west of here. The train was speed
ing along at an average rate when the en
gilne struck a broken rail.
The engine passed over the break all
right, hut the first car and the balance ot
the train left the track and hIumped along
the ties for about 3oo yards iefore the
train was brought to a standstill.
The fact that the engine did not leave
the train probably averted a seriouns dis
aster, as the locomotive Ieing on. the
track and moving kept the cars in line
and unldoubtedly prevented their heing
ditched. Seven cars in all were derailed
and the track more or less torn ti'p. So
far as can be learned nlle of the lpastn
gers who were in the two lPullmans. the
day coach and the smokinlg car were hurt,
althotgh they were shaken up anlid more
or less scared.
Wreckitng crews have been dispatchel
to the scele of the wreck from Trout
creek, the divisional point, six miles west,
and are trying to get the cars back on
the track anld open the line for traffic.
It will take several hours to get the
traini on the track again and the train
which is generally due here at 8:45 a. In.
will not reach Missoula until 5 p'."m. J.
R. Smith was the conductor of tihe train
and G. S. Wilson was the engineer. When
the news of the wreck first reached Mis
soula there were reports that I7 ipeople
had been killed. The colmpany hiospital
here received word to that effect, and later
the company's officers gave out the state
ment that no one had been killed and so
far as ktnowni no one was injured.
Nothinig could lie learned at the local
office of the Northern Pacific albout the
wreck. No. 4 is the Twiln City express.
easttoutnd, which rnts via Icletna. So far
as can lie learned there were no utlte
iCeople on the train. No. 4 is diue at 'I'usca.
which is a faig station six miles east of
Sand Point, at 4 a. m.
CAR BARN BANDIT HAD
PLANNED A JAILBREAK
Bars in Roeski's Cell Had Been Sawn in
Two and Bent.
at ASu'iIA'tt:iI isIt.s,
Chicago, Ill.. Iec. 3o.--An attempt at
esca;e Irom thile county jail ly one of the
car barns handits was discovered by Jailor
W'hitman: today. The iars in Roeskl's
cell had been sawni in two and hbent away.
'lThe saw could not be found. Roeskl was
tran'sferred to another cell and the guard
doubled.
GUESTS AT WINTER
RESORT LOSE EFFECTS
Fire Destroys the Highland Hotel, at
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Albuqutrque, N. M., Dec. 3o.-The
Highland hotel, one of the finest winter
resorts in New Mexico, has been de
stroyed by fire. Defective wiring of the
call board in the office was the cause.
I oss, $6o,ooo.
The guest; lost practically all their
clothing and personal effects.
HE LOSES AN ARM
ANGUS MONAHAN FRIGHTFULLY IN
JURED IN ENGINE ROOM AT
MINNIE HEALY MINE.
While Anguos Mon:alhan, aged 1o, em
ployed as a wiper at the engine house of
the Minnie Hlealy mine, was at work in
the engine room, about Io:30 o'clock this
morning, his left arm was caught between
two cog wheels of a hoisting engine and
the member almost comipletely severed
above the elbow.
Monahan was taken to St. James' hos
i)ital, T. C, O'Keefe, watchman at the
mine, accompany him. At the hospital it
was found that the arm was so nearly
amputated that the only course left was to
finish it, and the memnber was taken off.
Monahan suffered great pain anld an
anaesthetic was admitistered while the
operation was being performed. The phy
sicians say his conditions is not danger
ous and no harmt beyond the loss of the
arm is anticipated.
Dr. C. 'I. Pigot performed the operation,
assisted Iy Doctors Bryant, Trainor and
J. B. Freund. While all such cases as
that of young Monahan are considered
more or less dangerous, because of the
shock sustained as well as fronl the loss
of blood, it is believed that the patient haLs
every chance of recovery.
BALL PLAYER IS SHOT
DENNIS LEAHY, FORMERLY ON THE,
CINCINNATI TEAM, MURDERED
IN KNOXVILLE, TENN.
iY ASSOCIATED PIRESS,.
Knoxville, Ten., Dec. ,3".-Dennis
L.eahy, for several years a player in the
Virginia league, and at one time a meIn
her of the Cincinnati baseball team, was
shot and killed here by Frank Ragan.
Ragan was arrested.
Marquis of Sligo Dead.
ItY ASSOCIAT'I'EID I'ESa,
Dublin, Dec. 3o.-The Marquis of Sli8
died today at Westport house, Westporty
County Mayo. He was born in 18a4,
NEGRO TRAMPS AND
RAILWAY MEN IN
A CONFLICT
SBlY ASMO'IATEtl PrESs.
Chicago, Dec. jo.-A dispatch to the
Inter Ocean frotm New Orleans says:
In a lierce battle between railroad em
playes and negresa, following an iattemnpt
to hold up a freight train ou the South
era 'acific railroad, two of the trailnmen1c1
have been fatally wounded.
The train was attacked by t gang ,of
neglro tramps near Morgan City and cap
tued after the crew had been drivenu
off, after a fierce fight. A body of r.ailway
employes gathered by the conductor of the
freight train, opened fire lluptln the negroCs,
who were looting the cars. After anll ex
changr t# shots, during which two brake
melll were shot, the tramps were driven olT.
Several of thean were apltured later.
THREE BURN WHILE
RESCUERS LOOK
ON HELPLESS
Trony. N. Y., Dec. .to.- o's T. tohIgh,
the nestor iof the tenass. ar tcot ty .tr
anl the last survtivor of the class of ,184
of D)artmouth Cltlege; Willhium SII;aw. hela
of the law firm of Shaw, Ianiley & Murphy.
amdl Itenjamin W. Kiutey. mla1tager for tiie
FIller- Wvarren comtlpaty of I stonl, nlass..
lost their lives in it fire which partly dr
stroyed the 'Iroy cltub today.
Although the lhuomed lmenl wire serta at
the windows, nothintg could he done' to
save theml, so dtlense was tile MltmOke andil so
rapid thet progress of the Il;ites.
Edward Cnrlenltier of New Yorkl \ans
taken fromt an upper window by thi le tire
tament and remiaoved tto a lht .pilal, wIhelrr he
is recovering froemt the el eets of tsmoke. in
halcdt. le wtas ill townl preparitng ior his
marriage with a yullllg huciety a oluatlll Oi
this city.
All the perso.tn killed were occuplyilng
roomls on thie tipper floor of the chel tihl
ing, which wais fiutr stolries in height. and
it was this part the Ilamets tltinkiel first.
An efulot was 1madcle at onltce to reach the
sleeping apartmiet.s, hut the terg ris of the
fire had hoeen so rapid thatt the helip ait hanla
could not mnake their way to th'e t(op( Iltor.
The fire is thoughtl to have Ibeen caitustd
by a light d cigarette Ieitig throgwn a :1etg
toeie combustibhle material.
The cluitheuse wats Ibuilt tio r t. vtt o
ago, at a cost of $5., i,,o. 'I he luoe lby
fire will reach $55,,oo.
•Mr. Clough was 5S years of a.dc atlat
Mlr. Shalw ewas neatrly 7o. Blth icsidtelr at
tie club at wshlch Mr. Killl eyli eltt Mndr.
Carpenter were guests.
The ,police report that while thee fire
was at its worst a man was distt veredl
trying to set fire to the ihlihtlilng at the
corner of Iromuatway atld Fifth avenuea , irc
I tiied ts a tnews stand. The' ielan es
caped.
It is tnot believed, however, that tIhe
clubhouse fire was of itcretdliairy origint.
INDIAN IS ACOUIITTED
LOUIS FLYING BIRD KILLED AMI.O
TO SAVE HIS FATHER FROM
CLUB OF RUFFIAN.
Missoula, ID)ec. n.-Louis Flying Itird,
a Flathead Inlian, accused of the murder
of Amilo, a Illarkfoot, from Kalis ill. ,n
the Flathead Ilndian reservation, l)'vcrn
her 7, was acquitted this miOlllillg .lle re
United Stalts ('Commissioner Smith. It
w:as proven by witnesses for the defense
that Flying Bird shot Amilo il self de
fense.
(,regario Flying Itird, father of the ac
cused, and Etoscello, it Itlathead living 12
miles from the Flying Itird tepee, but
who was visiting there at the time of the
killing, both testified that Aiuilo eame to
the hut on the day in quietion, before day
light, very drunk. lie had a club. lie
called Gregario Flying Bird, who is quite
aged, out and began uising him, lie ex
pressed a desire to massacre the entire
I lying Bird family with a club. Gregario
tried to reason with Amilo ti noo purpose,
,and after Amilo had struck the old man to
the ground, Louis Flying Bird killed him.
H. H. Parsons was attorney for the de
fense and the prosecution was conducteil
by Assistant United States District At
torney George Bailey of Helena.
REYOLUTION IS DUE
New York, Dec. 30.--Political enemies
of President Emanuel Bonilla, of Spanish
Honduras, are planning a revolution to
overthrow the present administration in
that republic, according to advices received
here from Puerto Cortez, says a l'imes
dispatch from New Orleans. The situation
is asserted to be so serious that trouble
is momentarily expected.
Because of an apparent outbreak with
President Bonilla, General D)avilla, vice
president and acting minister of justice,
and General Guitteras, another menmber of
Bonilla's cabinet, have handed in their
resignations, which were accepted.
Generals Davilla and Guitteras charge
President Bonilla with favoring men who
opposed the recent revolution.
Rumors ae in circulation to the effect
that there a" arrangements under way for
the importation of arims to back up a
movement against the government.
INSPECTORS_IN THE DEVITT
Several of the federal court inspectors
appointed to de:ermine the lieinze trespass
in the Michael Devitt claim are spending
the day in the underground workings of
that property. They went down this
morning and had not emerged at a :3o this
afternoon.
Accompanying the party are surveyors
who will make a more detailed measure
ment of the trespassing stopes for the
purpose of determining the amount of ore
that has been removed,
IROOPS ARE TO GO
DOWN TO1PANAMA
BUT HOW MANY AND WITH WHAT
EXPECTATION HAS NOT BEEN
GIVEN OUT AS YET.
TRANSPORTS IN READINESS
Cabinet Discusses Panama Crisis, but
No Definite Decision Has Been
Arrived at, It Is Said.
IrV A.N.to I l+t14,1 esl· ,
\\'tlashhigtl n, I). t'I., Iles, .In. At a
iutting of the cabinet called by Itle pr'e'
idlnlt for 4 o'.clotk )lV l-t laiy , thll I'.°lllini
bit ation was conlidiritt. All the iit
Sill 'irlltll Wry H uti llt'l. i Ii'sigiiit t11 l lll ll
Iers of tlhe 'hini t ll' l' S.Cet.lary Iho,
who is ill, nl S lecl letary Sl;w illl \tiiwy+.¥
iicrtiary ioot i haw een ltignal d ihisy
of this g Overfnften wicls TWatal ks y..
Ihe lasid btfute the pi t ,idh in the dtli il s of
li i,llintevie stil. with the I4 o bian ni is lle.
( ;arTfl lieu id ,illin Iwaii gl ilt' tol tIlhe
lli ugm b tian nlilli In il . ll with i t ii iita i ie l
p li It i int by tlll .i I 1le' , but. it cl l t i 1 h11
said that nn autnw r yet has hui n i. de
ti it.
I ineral RoesIty h thn indii ated ti Si '"
u'lir''y Renti whiat his itlult Illon atl Il
gar i pg will Ia e nit l il 11a tI.. It il.t ,."l
liied he wi ill tisil i. in 1\"aih to.i n . l
Iso iar s t "can h t s tIle iiil i n.ltin'
d lilmite is known as i hi, intention.' i
Army Official Talks.
poslt that ftrop, h )..r best Ih l tv re 1olllt ple
Iipart, for t im.111",\(p'1 11 iii toI I l'anatllm . ia I igh
Iarmy official L..1 1i;i!hl1 ili,ile ti le tlll41111m g
statrn ; rlllllrit :
"It i, tihe duty I( everfy d pliltmnlllilll
for Ihil nlio lincr t of tli lllll,,s when ' ri' e I '
:I po. ilility Iha the mI n ' nder hi, r in l
unlilnd l ay li e netd(. d for fieh.ld il ilt .l.
S.ich Ia contingrni y exitI,. lplli'· nlrlly lat
this tlil , whIIi therell i a po .ih iltly Ihati
,the adminirt;lionlll tma l bl e d+irrt i ne) to,
p a tii gl th e ir e nill, I wlha t r lr ct v i a llt in
the direction inwllaled they llay hI.e called
"A mililtary force all y |re needed i I n thel
i lthilll if fhl. I'lited Sllate, usii frlake,,
flr ftil pult poIt. 1 . , ,1i i tin inl plrl 4-'i lti-i
lit' ll predatoll ry o: p 'l; li n, oi i i t tills i hand'II .
which may rel ul, tl 4 Ir nli , th l)t 11.ihh ie
I ctlln I'lllanai n otl (:Hn il illn .t
T"he' general ltall of the atrlliy has give-is
sIm Consideration toilll theill' lltli iin of theIi
pfsic ltf tl ncc .ssity fo r Ilthe transportaIlilln
of tloops to the t.Wlilll . "r11s has wies
,.liited hlit r retlfire. T he folur re action of
the war department will depat4,d eutis'ily
l1p ln the circulll taicel , :, hlily develop.
If I t op, art' r.w t, they will gI, freil \ew
York :iill S.-:u Ihi cte.' , whihle 1m b :l i
t:il, Wisi isy he ,.hdeaI will he lranspoilll
from \ew Orihlian , thil aw, lihng T jongl
pi ilar by wailer.l.
It is knliw'l here Ithil , lnl of Ihlt dc
patfinelint l i tith ainly :ius making prleli ara
liop,, noil;.Ily at iaai Franllisio, in Ilie
tlluipi lnt of the manlly Iraons irts, (Ill" th
imveill t of iuch maimall as lliay be
needed, having, it vi,'w the poI s.illity at
i th li r l iv i n g o i lt o l ilt . i s h i n rsi i 1 I ' il i i in a i.
CHINESE TREATY SOON
TO BE SENT ON TO US
fY Abbo IA IIII 1'itisS.
I'Iris, Ifee. ,to.---- hI l I hi ,e, ,ov,'rni
ui l ln h at p r nn i .tl l'n itled S t.; it h \l hi iter
of the' tri.aty to W\ ts.l iugtii f or lith-' ex
thanu e of r:tlitic;tlion.
It is ii -.. sa;iry filt ito ttfain the 4I-i
peror's s,,al. Alter lh,. lt,-;*ly is raliht'd
tlihe optlitlg of Mllktelln a dil An 'l'lg to the
ctottmmerce ofII th wrhi can hi pr.ved.
GRAVELLE CASE SOON
TO GO TO JURY
S's'.., IA1, '14, I7I11 IN)IEt MOI'NIAIN.
IlH letna, 1i t. 3. I his has blle t a dlay
of argument in the t;ravelle cast-. 'I Ihe at
torneys sunined til the cast,, and it is Ips
sihle it may be suibmitte, to the I-. men
today, unlllss the argtluments carry the case
too late in the evenling.
When the last of the evidence had heitii
,tbmlnlitted yesterlday a fternoon, Jtudlge
Smith delivered his charge to the jury, re
viewing the evidence offered by both sides
and reading the law Ibearilng upon the case,
as well as the pulllih;IIIent.
County Attorney Iincoln \Vorking made
the first of the closing addresses to tlte
jury. I t made a strong plea in favor of
conviction. lie had not conicluded when
couirt adjourlned for the day. lie restentld
his alldlress this mIornlintg.
IEd Simith, of ountlsel for the defense,
followed, urging the jury to acquit the de
fendllant because the state had failed to
nmake out a case.
Leon I~a Croix, also for the defense, ad
dressed the jury this afternoon. lie will
he flowell d by William Wallace, Jr., who
will finally sum tup the case for the state.
JAPAN IS READY TO FIGHT
SY AiSOtll lAl 'l PRi SS,
Washington, Dee. 30o.--'he Japanese
minister called at the state dleplartment to
day and reported that the situation inl the
far east is one that gives great concern
and that Jalpan is imaking great prepara
tions for the worst. It is hoped, however,
that Russia will reconsider her first answer
to Japaln's reqlucst.
TO WORK FOR W. A. CLARK
Ogden, Utah., Dec. 3o.-W. C. Iutssey,
who has been cliann agent of the Union
Pacific at l)enver for several years, will
sever his connection with the colmpllany on
January 15 next, to assume charge of the
claims department of the San Pedro, Los
Angeles & Salt Lake railway, with head
qluarters at Los Angeles,
TEACHERS
IN SESSION
Annual Meeting of Mon
tana State Association
Opens in Anaconda
NOJABLE ADDRESSES
Prof. Craig, Judge Hollo
wary, W. W. Welch and
Others on Program.
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Too Much Isolation.
i )ol ti , 1)I ' I lio ' I hpalt of l'hl' aV r ag lle llth
i rs. 'I. 1 y 4l. "l(h111 I nhll ll i 111h( r . , with other
uth1r c1llrr 1 11 v i ,vcnh i
.1. A. IC'niir i nl I)illn ii liscuhsed tile
silbj l I of li t. Iii'i ,'s pape.r.
Ascial t' Julltict lloway, of the svariu
tlit ni ii l lit1, ib hi til l 1llirtl t it i ol
tlt liltt 11 ,i nll,1 lt as hlity k' t o htve t lhe
to PIlt 'aoti. tl Ali;ilsi of Lifte." The
Suptiak l lil lt l'o ut clu i u ely ,l tie latel
Il llllls arel ii .trlV'll with the variousc
allairs i lift' al id how important it is for
iof tchepttrs ind the besllt of luctaitiottal
iiituwitio a.g rv
Discussion.
Superinlt.ndenit Mr Aloney f, the state
Yaf uii dIf litt0.b schoii trld the s iscuis
siun on Jiudglie Itrolleoway's paietiper.
late i iSuprinteintSC W. WS. Wlch read
;i palper nl "Ollr Nati in's ttilure."
In the primary dlearltme'nt meeting the
following program \.as observed:
Paper, "P'rimary Realding," Mrs. R. G.
Ytiuig of Itlicii, (;etneral iiscutlsion.
Pa pr, "llutiiy Work ill Priiary Iradies;"
Miss l'lizabeth Bradley of Alld lodge.
Ilow Stal discuioln, Att
SPaeltr, 'tPrimiary I.llol Stual," iss Miet
tings of Ancndlal , GIeneral discussion.
This afrniioon th depllartment of higher
dlu]catiolhn eitt ii lth. Hligh school ai t I
pi, i. to consider lth following pr ligra hig
"'low Shall We Mlake English Attrict
ive to tthe high Schooll tudenti, Mriipss
ii.va i. iDempster, lr allatint coiulity high
school, 'ltioizmanisi. iDiscdlssioll, led by Prin
cilpl W. IR. Trowriilge of lMislia high
school.
"The Envile of I'r). Sife.ii ionalein iv. High
School and College Athletics," Principal
11, (;. Riggs, Broamdwater coUity high
sschool, Townsend. by iscussior f, led by
Principal R. . Itaticls of Missoula high
School.
"Rhetoricals In the Hligh School," Super
iitendent F. 1,) Smith of (;lendive. Dis
cussion, led by Miss Eleanor Humphrey
of hlutte.
Durinrg the mIledeting of the sulperilltecnl
dents' department the following program
was olserved:
Paper, "'The Use and Danger of
Method," Professor J. M. Hamilton of
:vlissoula, D)iscussion led by Principal J.
A. Koontz of Dillon.
Paper, "Drawing in the Public Schools,"
Miss Alice DIinsmore of Butte. Discus
sion led by Mrs. F, E. Marshall of Boze.
mian.
Exercises Tonight.
Tonight at the M. E. church there will
be elaborate exercises, including an ad
dress by President Penrose of Whitman,
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