Daily Inter Mountain.
VOL. XIX. NO. 169
EUTTE, MONTANA. WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 25. 1899.
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SISTER SUPERIOR.
BOERS ARE
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First Defeat Did Not Dis
courage Their Forces.
THE LATEST REPORTS
Show That General White's
Campaign Has Not Been
the Success Expected.
ALL THE NEWS CENSORED
But It is Now Stated the Troops In
the Field Aiding: the Transvaal
Will Number at Least One Hundred
Thousand Men.
London, Oct. 25.—Commander-in-Chief
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley has appar
ently now been convicted of "doctoring"
the official reports from the front and
there is a strenuous demand on all sides
for a reversion to the earlier practice,
when reports of White, the British com
mander in Natal, were given out textu
ally as soon as received.
The commander-in-chief's summary
read in the house of commons yesterday,
spoke of General White having fought a
successful action, whereas White's own
account puts an entirely different com
plexion on the situation and reduces the
movement to its proper proportions and
shows that further exciting intelligence
may be expected from the same quarter
at any moment.
It is quite evident the war in Natal has
only commenced and that the Boers are
by no means discouraged at losing the
first two battles and many experts are
satisfied General Jou.bert is even now
close to the heels of the British and that
a decisive action may be fought to-day
or to-morrow.
The main fact that the British were
forced to evacuate the Natal triangle
which the Boers naturally rightly claim
as a conspicuous success and which the?"
may even emphasize by a proclamation
annexing northern Natal, is proving an
unpalatable pill to the public, whose ap
petite has been whetted by previous suc
cesses, which had been represented as
being greater than they really were, as
the determination and gallantry of the
Boers enabled them to quickly reorganize
and achieve the desired objects by otheii
methods,
Later estimates of Boer losses at
Eandslaagte give 300 killed. Their cool
ness, bravery and good aim can be judg
ed from the fact that of 17 or 18 officers
with half a battalion of Gordon High
landers four were killed and 13 were
wounded, while the casualties among
the rank and tile were 27 per cent during
less than three hours righting.
The situation in the west is becoming
complicated. The Boer proclamation of
annexation and claims of victory at
Glencoe are likely to induce the Dutch
to side with their countrymen already
in the field. It is also believed the Dutch
beyond Griquatown are only awaiting
encouragement to declare for the Trans
vaal.
Advices from Philippstown say search
lights of the Kimberly defenses were vis
ible the previous night, and therefore
Kimberly is still intact.
According to a Brussels dispatch, Dr.
Leyds, diplomatic agent of the Trans
vaal in Europe, has issued a statement
that the Boers have now nearly 100.000
men in the field, made up as follows;
Boer regulars, 35,000.
Artillery, 1,250.
Police, 1.750.
Orange Free State troops, 35,000.
Natal Boers. 3,000.
Beehuanaland and Rhodesian Boers,
8 , 000 .
Foreign legion, 600.
Americans, 4,000.
Germans, 6,000,
Dutch, 2,000.
Irish, 1,000.
Scandinavians, 600.
French. Swiss and Italians, 200.
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Fight at Ladysmith.
London, Oct. 25.— General White has
telegraphed lo the war office from Riet
fontein under date of Oct. 24, saying in
! the lighting near Ladysmith 12 of the
British force were filled. 89 wounded, live
missing, the casualties being largely
among the Gloucester regiment.
A special dispav-h from Capetown
dated 9:15 this morning says: There has
.been another bat:le ai Ladysmith and
I the Boers were repulsed. Th • British
j casualties were plae.-d at four kil! • i and
I seven wounded, all rank and file.
I A special from Ladysmith dated Oct.
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23, says the troops of the 18th Hussars
which got astray in pursuing the Boers
after the battle of Glencoe have arrived
at Ladysmith, the troopers having fought
their way through with a loss of three
horses.
The Channel Squadron.
Queenstown, Oct. 25.—'The British
cruisers Furcus, Petorus and Pactotus
sailed from here this afternoon enroute
to Cape Clear, where they will meet
eight battleships and two cruisers of the
Channel squadron from the North of
Ireland. The fleet will then proceed
ostensibly to Gibraltar but it is though
possible the fleet's destination is a Span
ish or Portuguese p.ort as the vessels
have taken out bills of health from the
consuls of those countries.
Davitt Will Resip.
London, Oct. 25.—Michael Davitt. Tjjish
nationalist member for South Mayo, an
nounced in the house of commons to-day
that he would resign to-morrow as a
protest against the Boer war.
Stolen Mail Pouch Found.
Westerly. R. I.. Oct. 25.—A mail pouch,
en route from New York to Westerly,
j and containing between 500 and 600 let
ters, in many of which were checks anil
money, was stolen from the railroad sta
tion here Tuesday morning. It was at
first supposed that the pouch had mis
carried.
Superintendent Ryan of the railway
mail service at Boston was notified, and
an investigation was at once set on foot.
This morning Joseph Scott notified Post
master Clancy that the pouch had been
stolen by Alfred H. Wills of this town,
and the latter was placed under arrest,
while Scott and his sister, Julia Scott,
were also held.
When confronted with the charge,
Wills made a confession, and went with
Officer Brown into the woods where the
bag had been concealed. The bag had
been cut open, and all the letters torn
open and rifled of their valuable con
tents. The sum of $24.25 was found upon
Wills' person. This had evidently been
taker» from the letters, but none of the
checks supposed to be in the envelopes
were recovered, having probably been
burned.
Scott was only discharged from state
prison two weeks ago, having been there
I for the -theft of a boat, in which his
i sister and Wills took part, the two lat
j ter turning state's evidence.
I Wills now says that Scott planned the
j theft of the pouch, and took it from an
1 unguarded mail cart at night, and that
I he (Wills) helped carry it away. It is
I the general belief that Scott betrayed
; Wills to be revenged for the former's
! action in the boat case.
! The prisoners were turned over to
United States Marshal McCabe of Provi
j dence.
! The mail matter found in the pouch
j was thoroughly soaked by rain, and it
I will be several days before the letters
j can be sorted and put in condition for
' delivery.
He Looks to Congress.
New York. Oct. 25.—Professor Jacob G.
Schurman, president of Cornell Univer
sity. and president of the United Stales
Philippine commission, was the guest of
honor at a dinner given by the Aldin
association last night. Among the other
invited guests were General Francis V.
Greene, Captain Taylor, Captain Chad
wick, H. Blanchard Dominick and J. K.
Stevens.
In the course of his remarks, President
Schurman said: "Under the laws of na
tions, the United States has unimpeach
able sovereignty over the Philippine
islands. This involves responsibility for
Iheir government. Now, the primary
ends of government are, first, peace and
order; secondly, security of life and
property; thirdly, justice and equal
rights, and, when those are assured,
fouthly, liberty and self-government. It
is our high task to realize these ends in
the Philippines.
"The peoples of the archipelago can
not today achieve them unaided, and our
tutelage, at least for some time, is the
one thing that can save the Filipinos
from despotism and anarchy, and their
islands from divisions among the Euro
pean powers, thus destroying forever the
hope of a free and self-governing Fili
pino nationality, which American pro
tection and guardianship would inevit
ably tend to develop.
"When we bear in mind that the Fili
pinos. since the signing of tin- treaty of
Palis, have been without political status
or civil rights, it would sum both just
and politic for congress to declare au
thoritatively what rights and privileges
the Filipinos are to enjoy under Ameri
can sovereignty."
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The Germanic Damaged.
Liverpool, Oct. 25.—Owing to a t hick
j fog prevailing a steam barge ran at
I full speed into the White Star steamer
Germanic- this morning as th" latter ves
sel was leaving her dock preparatory to
sailing for New York. The G.-rmanit:
was seriously duniuverï ai her poit quar
ter. She will re sal: for N- « York this
trip. Th* barge was ur I .ju.-.-d.
Thirty Hours' Rain.
Manila. Or:. 25.--A'. t?..:i Isld • thr;v
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r.-.uivie. Tl.-
columns is excei.
the retaining
Her Navy is Now Getting
Into the Finest Shape.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
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Are Not Expected to Interfere
in the War Now Being Car
ried on in South Africa.
BIG MENACING SQUADRON
Is Being Formed so That If Anything
Occurs There Will be No Delay
in Getting Reserve Ships and Men
Into Action.
London, Oct. 25.—The extent of Brit
ish preparations revealed by to-day's in
formation caused a strong reiteration of
rumors of serious foreign complications.
It is now said that Rear Admiral Lord
,'Charles Beresford will command the
Mediterranean squadron and details of
the activity at the dock yards and naval
stations are coming in hot and fast.
The Associated Press learns, however,
that whether or not Great Britain seri
ously fears Russian or French agres
jsion, the naval preparations have been
under consideration for several months
and it was (he admiralty's intention to
put them in force as soon as war was de
clared. deeming it necessary to increase
the active strength of the navy ill order
to insure a large fleet of transports
against every possible contingency,
Whether later developments have
transformed the admiralty's precau
jtionaivr measures Into preparations for a
.naval demonstration necessitated by
j European hostility is the question of the
; hour Sind it Is as much a mystery lo
! many high naval officers as to the pub
lic.
{ The exact condition of affairs consists
of ordering the naval reserves to be in
I readiness to join their ships at 24 hours'
i notice while ail the cruisers of the re
; serve class have been ordered to be
j ready to sail in the same time limit.
; These vessels, although at the dock
j yards, are never out of commission and
j are always supposed to be ready for im
médiat«» manning. A doziln cruisers
ranging from 6,000 to 11,000 ton« are now
only waiting the word to embark crews.
In addition to those preparations work
on thé uncompleted vessels is being hur
ried day and night. The special atten
tion being paid to the cruisers is taken
1 by many naval authorities to indicate
: that Great Britain intends to form a
j menacing flying squadron. In the term
, "menacing'' it is meant the force al sea
is ample to convey Hie troops and is
j capable of preventing any intercourse
in South African waters.
I While the British officials do not con
i ceal their knowledge of German, French
and Russian antagonism and their irri
\ tation thereat, they do not give the
! slightest hint that European hostility
1 will cryslnlize into any overt act. But
the belief that Great Britain is on the
! verge of a crisis, or even a conflict for
! greater than that in the. ransvaal, has
j many supporters, though the lack of all
j official confirmation favors the conserva
! tive viçws that the remarkable military
; and naval activity is due to a desire to
take thorough precautions, which, though
; ominous, have at present no special bear
ing upon Great Britain's European rela
' lions.
j Advices from the continent strengthens
j this view. For instance, the Fremdcn
' blatt of Vienna today says:
I "Nothing points to eventuality of in
I tervention of Europe in favor of the
Boers."
The paper adds that Germany espe
' cially has resolved "not to depart from
her attitude of neutrality."
Mr. Heath Explains.
Washington, Oct. 25.—First Assistant
Postmaster-General Heath returned to
his official desk to-day from his trip to
the west. He was somewhat amused,
and .vet a little vexed, at some of the
interpretations placed upon his remarks
before the Republican Editorial associa
tion of Michigan respecting Aguinaldo.
Mr. Heath said his remarks referred
altogether and entirely to the condition
! Of a-'fïalrs existing prior to the c-npitula
Itlon of Manila. Some of the newspapers
have applied his remarks to recent cun
' diligns.
M$. Meath says that all readers of
ne.vW::; r# will recall that when Ad
ra -j' : . y sailed from llong'Kong to
dt:-t'o> th fi t in the bay .if Manila,
t Aguinaldo and his staff were on board
the Olympia: that they were most cor
dially received by Admiral Dewey, s' nA
given every possible attention; that ~
was the understanding that if there w 5"
lighting on land at Manila Agutnal S'
and his soldiers were to be given a pla 3.
with the American army; and they we p
to bear arms against the Spaniards; 8 "
so that had there been continued flghtii g!
on the part of the Americans again, §
the Spanish troops, Aguinaldo and h
followers would have been a part of th s
American army, as was Garcia at San
tiago.
Heath says that ho should have mort
properly used the word ''place" Instead
of "commission" in speaking of the un
derstanding as to what was to be done
with Aguinaldo. He affirms the belief
that had Aguinaldo remained true to the
United States there would have been no
war in the Philippines after the fall of
Manila, and that Aguinaldo to-day would
have a prominent part in the form of
government which would have existed
at present; and he believes that a posi
i tion in the regular army would have
ultimately been the proper place for
Aguinaldo, when the native troops, such
as arc now enlisied in Porto Rico, were
enrolled for the investment of the Phil
ippine islands.
A Bigamist's Defense.
Chicago, Oct. 25.—Walter N. Farns
worth, the self-confessed bigamist, who
claims he has married over forty women
in different parts of the world, says he
will offer a unique defense when his case
is called for trial.
"The Sultan of Sulu has many wive*
and is under the protection of the United
(States government," said Farnsworth
to-day, "I also have many wives but the
police, not the government, have me in
charge. This is not according to the
constitutional provision gunrtjiteeing
equality to all. I will see that either I
go free or the sultan of Sulu gives up
some of his wives."
Insurgents Active.
Manila, Oct. 25.—'The Twenty-sixth in
fantry arrived here on the transport
Grant yesterday and sailed for Iloilo to
I day without disembarking. The insur
: gents have returned to Ihe vicinity or
, Calamba. They have increased in num
! hers and are surrounding the town on
! the land sides.
Thanksgiving Day.
Washington, Get. 25.—The presiident
lias issued a proclamation naming
Thursday, Nov. 30, as Thanksgiving day.
HAMILTON NEWS.
Hamilton, October 25, 1899.
Special to the Inter Mountain.
' The Noble Dramatic' company, which
I played at the opera house every night
last week, closed its series of entertain
1 mints on Saturday night with the draw
ing of a prize set of furniture at the
! close of the evening's performance. Ed
! Brown of ihis city was the winner of
I the handsome prize. At the matinee on
Saturday afternoon Miss Blanche Watts.
I drew the elegant rocker that had been
: offered as a prize. The company had a
: very successful week here, playing to
1 good houses each night.
i William Heck, who recently committed
; suicide in Anaconda with morphine, was
I formerly a, resident of Hamilton, and
was in the employ of Karlman & Jen
I nings, contractors of ihe big Daly ditch,
i Before committing his rash act he sought
to destroy all traces of his identity, but
! was finally identified through his photo
I graph, taken after death, by J. W. Nel
son of the Valley Clothing company of
I this place.
I Tlte discontinuance of the Copper City
! Limited, which goes into effect tomor
! row, causes universal disappointment on
; the part of the traveling publie, who
have found it a great convenience. Ac
cording to the new time card, the mixed
1 train will leave Hamilton tit. 7:30 a. m. for
Missoula, and returning will arrive in
! this city at U p. in.
I Superintendent Russel, with C. S.
Reiler, assistant general civil engineer
j of the Northern Pacific- railway, and B.
E. Palmer, superintendent of bridges
I and buildings, arrived in Hamilton yes
i terday. The object of their visit is to in
! sped the bridges on the Bitter Root
branch road.
Judgment was rendered against J.
Sorenson, proprietor of the Hamilton
Novelty works, yesterday, for the sum
of $75 and costs in a suit brought by W.
J. Terdl in Justice Morris' court, for rent
due.
Tom O'Connell, attested on a charge
of disturbing the peace, plead guilty be
fore Justice Morris on Saturday and was
sentenced to 69 days in jail.
James Murphy, one of Griggsby's rough
riders, went to Missoula on Saturday to
join his old comrades, and with them at
tend Ute Butte celebration.
Mrs. Dottie Thornburg, wife of Dan
Thornburg, died at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Shook of
West Fork, last week.
The firm of Fisher & King of this city
has dissolved partnership, Mr. Fisher re
tiring to engage in placer mining on
Three Mile creek.
! Charles M. Johnson is filling the posi
tion of assistant in the county treasurer's
office during the absence of Treasurer
Squiers in Butte.
j A number of cases of scarletina are
reported in the vicinity of Hamilton, but
I none of a very serious nature thus far.
! Forty-four persons from Hamilton at
tended tlie celebration at Butte in honor
of the. returning volunteers.
Forest Supervisor J. B. Weber was a
Missoula visitor yesterday.
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GOLF
SCAPES
Another lot just in by express, the
very latest and nobbiest styles of the
season. See them soon for they are
"swell" and sell quickly. The plaids
are attractive, colorings blue, green,
brown, red, grap and black and white,
sizes 34 to 42: prices $8.50 to $22.50 each.
CHILDREN'S GOLF Capes, made of
all wool golf cloth with fancy hoods, in
red, royal and navy blues, sizes 8, 10 and
12; price $7.50 and $8.50 each.
See Our
Fine
Furs
Last week we had with us a represen
, tative of the leading Furrier in New York
'»'ity. who showed his samples and took
several orders for Alaska Seal Garments
land other Furs. Rather than take his
samples back he sold them to us at a
I discount. Now is the time to buy.
We've all kinds of
Capes, Jackets, Collarettes,
Huffs, Etc.
The values shown are exceedingly
good. See them to-day.
ASTRAKHAN COATS
BLACK ASTRAKHAN COATS double
breasted box front, storm collar, with
interlinings of heavy canvas and linings
of best quality Skinner satin. This fin
is well carded and very glossy, sizes 34,
38 and 42 inches; price $42.50 each.
BLACK ASTRAKHAN COATS, in ev
ery respect similar to the above in shape
land style, but made of the finest gtade
'of astrakhan fur, sizes 36 and 40 inches;
price $50.00 each.
ASTRAKHAN CAPES.
I BLACK ASTRAKHAN CAPES, with
good curl, length 30 inches, linings of
good quality Skinner satin and interlined
I sizes 34, 38 and 42; price $25.00 each,
j BLACK ASTRAKHAN CAPES, best
quality, length 30 inches, with very fine
i curl and glossy finish, lined with good
! Skinner satin and interlined, sizes 36 anc
40 inches; price $35.00 each.
The
Best
Blacks
In Butte.
FIGURED JACQUARDS. 40 and 44 in
ches wide. 75c values for 50c.
j BLACK CREPONS, all *- n-sted extra
.heavy quality, small designs, $1.00 val
ues for 75c.
j BLACK CREPONS, ten pieces, hand
somely figured patterns, width 46 in
ches, $1.75 values for $1.25.
I BLACK CREPONS, six pieces, pretty
! and effective designs, width 46 inches,
• $1.25 values for $1.00 yard.
I STORM SERGES AND CHEVIOTS,
•all weaves, large and small wales, width
■ 46 to 60 Inches; price 30c to $1.75 yard.
BROADCLOTHS AND VENETIANS,
I a full assortment, all qua.ITÎîes, widths 59
' to 54 inches; prices $1.00 to $4.00 yard.
I BLACK JACQUARDS with fine satin
finish, neat designs, width 40 inches, mag
nificent values, 40c and 50c quality, only
29c yard.
RICH SILK AND MOIIATR Creponl
; in fancy stripes, dots, figures, etc., it
(blister effects, a selection of 35 pieces,
I width 46 inches wide; prices $1.50 to $3.50
j yard.
HENNES5Y'S,
• The Largest anil Best Store in the West
' will be open for business
TO-DAY
To give our Honored Guests, "Our Gal
lant Heroes," an opportunity to see for
the first time this magnificent store and
examine its magnificent stock of good!
before their departure to their respectivl
homes. Every possible attention will
be given to everybody to make their visit
both pleasant and profitable. The free
dom of this store is theirs to enjoy and
all are c-ordially invited.
Hennessys
Butte, riontana.