Daily inter mountain. [volume], December 18, 1899, Image 1

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VOL. XIX. NO. 2 15
Daily Inter Mountain.
EUTTE. MONTANA MONDAY. EVENING. DFCEMBER 1
1 399.
PRICE FIV E CENT S
Every Day
Until
Christmas
a
Souvenir
Day
at
J.H.Leyson's
MODERN JEWELRY
HOUSE
221 N. Main St., Butte
Every purchaser from now until
Christmas will be presentetd with a
pretty souvenir. While this applies
to all, to those who will favor us by
buying- in the morning we shall give
presents of three times the valu
of those given In the afternoon and
evening. We do this because morn- <|
ing customers and their purchases
make the best advertising to bring
afternon and evening buyers.
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ALL DEPENDS
He Will Succeed Buller
Command of Forces
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WHICH MEET THE BOERS
Some Kick on Account of the
Superseding of the Former
Officer by the Latter.
THE EMPIRE IS IN DANGER
Victory Must be Snatched from De
feat In a Short Time or There Will
Be More Trouble—Gen. Kitchener
Starts for Cairo.
London, Dec. 18.—"Bobs," as Lord Rob
to gloss over the supercession of General
Buller, the fact remains that the new
appointments cannot be regarded other
wise than as a penalty for his failure.
A semi-officially communication says:
"The disposition to regard the change
as a reflection on Buller is entirely er
j roneous. As the forces engag-ed in South
! Africa increase officers of higher rank
! are naturally appointed to the supreme
command."
I The communication then instances the
j successive steps, from General Symons to
I Generals White and Buller and now to
General Roberts. In spile of the plaus
( ibility of the argument every one recog
nizes that it is not the whole truth.
! Friends of Buller see in It a headlong
; plunge of the cabinet to a suspicious panic
! and they picture hasty conclaves and the
; ministers with blanched faces telegraph
I in ° to Roberts and Kitchener to come and
J save the empire. While .perhaps these
are overdrawn, there is no denying that
prodigious exertion which the govern
ment considers necessary to crush the
two mtle republics shows that even se
date Lord Salisbury sees the extreme
gravity of the present aspect of affairs.
Probably the ministers remembered the
(peril which the public seems to have for
gotten of a possible uprising of Kaffirs.
Indeed unpleasant rumors are already
current in this direction which would be
indefinitely more serious than the rebel
erts of Kandahar, is familiarly known, is'
a name to conjure with In Great Britain
and that Lord Roberts and Lord Kitch-j
ener are considered the right men to
retrieve the disastrous situation in South
Africa is amply evidenced by the more
cheery tone of all war discussion this
morning.
In spite of attempts of the authorities
lion of the Dutch.
Kitchener Is Ready.
Cairo, Dec. 18.—General Lord Kitchener,
who has been appointed chief of staff of
General Lord Roberts of Kadahar, the
new commander-in-chief of the British
forces in South Africa, leaves Omdurman
Tuesday, and will arrive here Friday.
He will start for
.possible.
Capetown as soon as
Empire In Danger.
New York, Dec. 18.—A dispatch to the
World from London says; There is no
alleviation of the gloom and panic
caused by General Buller's reverses. The
British forces in India cannot be greater
depleted by drafts for South Africa,
while the Menelik troops, the Negus of
Abyssinia and the possibility of com
plications along the Mediterranean ren
ders the reduction of the garrisons in
Egypt too risky, although General
Kitchener is going to Lord Roberts' as
chief of staff.
Fear is expressed that the German
navy may be used in conjunction wiih
those of Bussia and France to exert
pressure to prevent reinforcements
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reaching South Africa. It ts possible
that in view of such a contingency im
mediate orders will be issued for the ]
mobilization of the fleet reserves. The '
British public is awaiting with the keen- !
est apprehension the first indication of I
active hostility from continental ene- !
mies.
A reconstruction of the cabinet is
eagerly discussed in political circles.
Many deem It absolutely essential that
important changes should be made be
low the premier.
Lord Salisbury, oppressed with public
and private cares and shaken in health,
is declared to be anxious to retire, but
it is represented 'to him that his disap
pearance would inevitably cause a total
collapse of the administration.
A dead set is being made against Sir
Michael Hieks-Beaeh, chancellor of the
exchequer. on the ground of bis alleged
refusal to provide adequate funds for
transportation in the early stage of the
war. It is also suggested that Mr.
Chamberlain's retirement may be forced
by party pressure, confidence in him
being completely shaken. Should the
war continue much longer without a de
cisive British success, the formation of
a national coalition ministry is certain,
with Lord Rosebery as foreign minister
and probably Mr. Asquith as colonial
secretary, Lord Salisbury retaining the
premiership, but giving a proportion of
the portfolios to the liberal Imperialists.
These and other rumors flying wildly
around in the political clubs show how
entirely I lie feeling that the empire is in
danger is obliterating the most deeply
marked party divisions.
Boer Preparalions.
New York, Dec. 18.—M. de Long, the
manager of the dynamite factory at
Modderfontein, in the Transvaal, has
just returned to France and has been
interviewed by the représenta tives of
several of the Paris journals. He says:
The British government can have had
no idea of the vast extent of the prep
arations that the Boers have been quietly
making for years with the realization
that another struggle with the full force
of Grea, Br„a„, ,va. .n.vIttbK, Kv™
should the Boers be driven out of Natal,
he points out that no British army could
ever hope to enter the Transvaal and
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heavy artillery that had been carefully
stored away has been brought forth. He
asserted that the forts at Pretoria and
Johannesburg are as strong as any
fortresses in the world and have within
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e ast mor >th been rendered absolutely
j Impregnable, while Edelberg alone could
10ld its °" n with 25 men against 1,000
t assa particularly in the rainy sea
® on ' '' 10 has i UPt bp s:un, causing un
| "T a e str f al " s suddenly to spring into
enee. M. de Long states that there
a ™ ab ° at 6 '° 00 *'«» trai " Pd «erman vol
__ L e l f rs in _ e Roel a *my, who have not
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Chicago, Dec. 8.—"If Great Britain ta
ultimately successful in South Africa,
the powers of the world will unite to re
sist successfully her advance. A coali
tion will be formed against British dom
ination, and when this war of the na
tions comes which side will the United
States take? We must take one side or
the other. That will be a sad day for!
our nation. Yet, I say we never have got
into a scrape yet that -,ve did not get out
existence. M. de Long states that thet..
are about 6.000 well trained German vol
ho hav
yet been allowed to go to the front
adds that the government is showing an
economy of strength and have not yet
used a fraction of their military
sources.
International War.
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of. And, as a prophetic American, I
tell you we never shall."
The foregoing statement was made by
Dr. F. Benjamin Andrews, former pre.si
dent of the Brown university and tiow!
superintendent of the Chicago public I
schools, in his address on "The War in
South Africa," at the Bethel African I
Methodist Episcopal church last evening. !
The occasion Was the men's Sunday '
forum meeting, and Dr. Andrews startled '
his hearers by the declaration that inter
national war inevitably would follow the
success of Great Britain in the Boer war.
He announced that from the moment
that Kruger's followers surrendered
England necessarily would come in con
flict with other powers in carrying out
its plans of colonization. The address
of Dr. Andrews was heard by an audi
ence that packed the chapel. Several
times he referred to the wrongs of the
African people, bith in th United States
and in Africa, and his words brought out
great cheering.
Trust Company Fails.
New York, Dec. 18,-Thp Produce Ex
change Trust company of this eiiv has
closed its doors. A notice upon tue door
says the company suspended payment
pending an examination of its books.
The statement issued by the Produce
Exchange company shows its assets
amount to $11.360,500 and liabilities $S.:;is.
000. The notice posted on the door of the
company's office reads:
• The board of directors of the Produce,
Exenange Trust company has deemed it
to the best interests of its depositors and
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have been appointed by the board of di-i
rectors to take charge of the properly
and the affairs of the company and are
in possession thereof, ~
directors (Signed) Amos Goodwin \Vii
liam Nelson Cromwell, Counsel for ihe
committee."
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Ne ' v York, Dee. 18. —The Produce Ex
cbar ' gt> Trust company was organized a
coup' 1 * of years ago with a capita! of $•>,
500.000 and had a reported surplus and un
divided profits at this time over $2,500 000
Its business was ehieflj with merchants!
tradesmen and corporations in its imme
diate vicinity and it was also suppus d to
do smne banking business for the Stand
ard Oil company. It had been designated
by the banking department of thé star
as a legal depository for state monies
and municipal monies as well as for funds
of savings banks and state banks. The
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offioers of the company are President ■
Turner A. Bealle; vice-presidents Kdwifi'
Gould, Thomas A. McIntyre and S jj |
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Chamberlain: assistant secretary and
treasurer , William H. Laws.
Reverses (he Decision
the Maud S. Case.
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Six Candidates Successfully Passed
the Examination—Four of Them
Were From Butte—An Information
Charging First Legree Assault.
Special to the Inter'Mountain,
j Helena. Mont., Dec. IS.—The supreme
.court to-day in an opinion by Chief
Justice Brantley reversed the dis
trict court of Silver Bow in tlie case of
; James A. Murray and Joseph Ramsdell
against Jane Polglaze. Kate Lynch and j
M. Adams, Henry
interveners, iuvolv
in Butte. The opin
ion is very long-, going into details of the
I many concrete problems presented but
the court holds, in effect that th,
I forfeited their
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plaintiffs
rights because o-f failure
presentation work: that in
terveners should not have been permit
ted to file suil in intervention.
I The court affirmed the judgment of the
j district court of Yellowstone in the case
j () f Noyes Bros. & Cutler of St. Paul vs.
i a. E. Ross & t* 0 .. of Billings and L. H.
J Fenske, an action seeking to have set
j aside a mortgage made by Ross & Com
pany t o Fenske on the grounds of fraud,
j The lower court found for thc«lefense and
| Noyes Bros.' appeal is not sustained.
j The court to-day announced it had
I examined the examination papers prepar
ed by several applicants for certificates
to practice law in Montana and that six
passed, as follows: T. D. Lingenfelter,
Dillon; T. f\ McGrath. Jerry Lynch, R.
M. Place, m. L. Walls, Butte; W. J.
Beecher. Livingston. Lynch passed a
way up examination, one of the justices
remarking that his answers were as clear
'as a belt. Charges having been prefer
j red against Walls to the effect that in
i Anaconda he collected money that he did
not turn over to the owners the court
I announced that his certificate would be
| withheld until he could make a satisfac
j tory explanation, giving him 30 days for
j tllat Purpose.
An information charging assault in the
, , ' rst degree was filed in the district court
i t0 ' day «««inst Charis Fisher, a East Hel
ena man. who snapped a pistol in John
Milch s face last Friday, threatening to
kill him.
The morning in the big mining case
l,1 ' s mo-rnlng was taken up with reading
I some of 1,10 testimony taken at the for
mei < ' nw - The reading may be resumed
I this aftel ' noon lb a likelihood ofcou
! c ' lusion be ' fore tbc court adjourns and
' 1,1,1 filst ' vitn '- ss being called,
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The Monetary Stringency.
New 1 otk, Dec. 18.—A special to the
i Herald from Washington says: Secre
tary Gage w ill not discuss the question
of what further action, if any, he will
: take to relieve the monetary stringency.
I * be gravity of the situation is thor
oughly appreciated by the treasury d<*
jpartinem. but just vhar will be done it
; .is impossible to predict, though it is
■ probable that some meast.ie of relief will
be afforded by ine.-jising the govern
ment deposits in national banks. An
offer to purchase another block of gov
ernment bonds may be considered,
though the results of the last ofiVr were
j not encouraging. Officials think that in
a time of stringency the government
! ought not to be expected to offer more
: than the market price for its bonds. It
I is apparent, however, that if bonds are
' I" be bought more must be offered for
them, as under the last offer the gov
ernment received only $20,000.060 out of
: the $25.000,000 which Secret ar j- Gage was
willing to buy. Treasury officials at
tribute the present stringency largely to
face that business is prosperous and
conditions continue New York must
along with a smaller
' amount of eurrencj
than formerly and business must be ad
justed to meet the new conditions.
either
Market Is Feverish.
New Y
al of ßr un-da) 's liquidation on th re
sumption of business in the stock market
this morning. Trading was on a laige
scale. Declines of one to two points wore
affected In prominent specialties and
mssos in railroads were limited to frac
tions. South-rit Pacific receded a point.
A ra'iy in sugar steadied the market te.m
porariiy but speculation was very feve. -
'stl, many shares vibrating a point or so
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an.nn.i it ,v, ir w r '~ lbl
u U d " k lp " nt ,u a sudden end
"hen the announcement was made of
the suspension of the Tiust company,
This n- was further intensified by the
- 7'- ^ i 1 ne
fa.lure -•'I a board member. Liquidation
followed in tremendous volume, higi
priced stocks being thrown over regard
less of prices. The principal sufferer
Were high priced specialties, losses i
this group reaching 12 points m Met
ropolitan. Railroads were off 2 to 6 point)
the latter in Rock Island. Around noo
there were slight recoveries in spots bi
the list remained exceedingly feveris
and unsettled. Call money loaned on th
stock exchange this afternoon as high a
one hundred per cent. Call money is no
125 per cent.
London Market Weak.
London, Dec. IS.—Business on the
Stock Exchange here today opened with
a better tone on the readiness of the gov
ernment to face the situation. But
thoughts of a prolonged war, the dearness
of money and political considerations,
added to liquidation of bankrupt stocks,
led to digression which sent consols be
low par for the first time since 1S94. They
were quoted at 99% at 2 o'clock. All de
partments shared in the fall. The fall in
consols was variously attributed to
largo offerings occasioned by the mone
tary and political situation and to fears
of a
poses
j market, were the baseless rumor that the
large issue of consols for war pur
Other factors ussed to depress the
qeen was dead and a report that Kimber
ley had surrendered.
Currency Bill Passed,
Washington, Dec. IS.—The currency
bill passed the house—190 to 150. <'lay
ton, Driggs, Fitzgerald, Ruppert. Sc.uel
der and Wilson (New York); Thayer
(Mass.); Denny <Md.), democrats, voted
for tiie bill.
The vote on the currency bill which was
to bo taken immediately after the read- j
ing of the journal was responsible for a !
full attendance in the house to-day. |
Gaines (Tenn.) asked if it was in order
to recommit the bill with instructions to
report back a free coinage bill i
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It is not, replied the speaker. The
bill was then read a third time and placed
on final passage. Overstreet (Ind.) de
manded the yeas and hays and the
■speaker ordered the clerk to call the roll.
The roll call was followed with great
interest. There was no demonstration
when democrats broke away from the
majority of their party voted in the af
firmative. Every republican voted for
the bill.
In Special Session.
Lansing. Mich., Dec. 18.—The Michigan
legislature met in special session at noon
today in response to a call of Governor
Pingree. The governor's object is to se
cure the passage of a joint resolution
providing for submission to ihe people
at a general election next November of
an amendment to tile state constitution
placing railways upon Hie same basis
for taxation as all other property. At
present the railroads pay specific taxes
upon gross earnings. Interest in the
special session is increased by the fact
that the grand jury which lias returned
indictments alleging bribery against
Rome legislators is still in session here.
Speaker Adams of the house, one of the
indicted men, presidd today as usual.
Chairmen of Committees.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The chairmen of
the various committees were announced
by Speaker Henderson to-day. Among
them are: -Ways, Jayne. New York: ap
propriations, Cannon, Illinois; banking
and currency, Brosius, Pennsylvania; ter
ritories, Knox. Mass.; insular affairs,
Cooper, Wisconsin; mines and mining,
Crump, Michigan; Pacific railroads,
Powers, Vermont; irrigation arid lands.
Tongue, Oregon.
Burned !o Water's Edge.
Pt. Louis. Dee. 18.—A special to the
Post-Disputed! from New Madrid says:
The steamer State of Kansas, of the
Tennessee River Packet company,
burned to the water's edge early today
while lying at the foot of Main street.
All the passengers escaped, but several
hundred bales of cotton, considerable
freight and baggage were destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at $500,000.
A Big I oin.
Now York. Dec. 18.— As a result of a
meeting of -the clearing house committee
this afternoon $ 10 . 000,000 has been loaned
on the Stock Exchange.
WORSE THAN A SEA LAWYER. !
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Sea time, as most people know', instead $1
of being reckoned by hours, is divided
into "watches" of four hours each. From:
o'clock to 6. and 6 o'clock to 8, there!
are half divisions, nautieaily termed "dog i
watches." .
in a recent admiralty case the counsel ey.
asked an old sailor at what time o r day ! in
certain collision occurred, and received ;
the reply: "About the middle of the first '
dog watch."
In summing up the tase the newly ad
mitted admiralty proctor enlarged upon
the information thus imparted as follows:
You can imagine, gentlemen of the jury,
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lbl ' (ar " "bich existed on this occasion,
when, as appears from one of the plain
own witnesses, this valuable ship
and her cargo, and the lives of passengers
and !r re "'' .'' er< * in, 'n st ed to what, gentle
men? Why. to the mere watch of a
dog!'*—Collier's Weekly.
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SUGGESTIONS
„ V 14 ,', s blcssed to give than to re-
-Ic-ohv o S, 'i "? rds " ero spoken years
ago bj One who knew. The truth is de
monstrated every year during this Holi
day season. Can you do anything bet
ter than to make your friends and ac
, sent^M™ (helper ^
j recipient feel that after all life is worth
living. Some folks have a hard time,
when necessities seem veritable luxuries.
Don t forget them. There are others whom
you must remember.
Fur Garments
\\ e are showing a handsome assortment
of Jackets, Capes, Collarettes, etc., made
of fine Alaska, seal, astrakhan, mink.
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| Rich Fur Sets, handsome styles and
guaranteed the finest quality, made of
? lone marten,^ consisting of Scarfs, muffs,
i . and '' oIIa, ' ettes *« match. Sold in
set» or separately; prices from $25 to $100
each.
krimmer, Persian lamb, fox and beav
and give the best values at the price.
Fur Scarfs $3.50 to $35.00.
Fur Muffs $2.00 to $25.00
Collarettes $7.50 to $150.00.
Capes $25.00 to $200.00.
Jackets $40.00 to $300.00.
Fur Novelties
Fine Black Marten Scarfs, Collarettes
and Capes in various styles and lengths,
in the best quality and finest finish, in the
newest effects. Sold in sets or separately
prices from $15 to $100 each.
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Trimmed Hats
At Half Price.
Some Pattern Hats, some made in our
own work rooms, about 125 in the lot, val
ues from $6 to $40 each. Half price sale
commences today.
Umbrellas
For women, 26-ineh Paragon frame um
brellas of Hercules cloth and warranted
to give best service. Natural sticks with
sterling silver mountings; price $2 and
$2.50 each.
26-(inch Paragon frame umbrellas cov
ered with Hercules cloth and warranted.
Fancy Dresden handles, trimmed vvitih
sterling silver, gold plated and sterling
silver handles, very latest »tries; prices
$3.50 to $6.50 each.
A large assortment of Rich Silk Um
brelas with handles of the latest fashions,
novelties and exclusive designs, fully
warranted in every particular; prices
$7.50 to $20 each.
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For the Babies
We have every requisite for properly
outfitting the little baby. Skirts, dresses,
caps, vests, cloaks, bootees, veils, bands,
etc., in a variety second to none in the
state, shown in fine lawns, cashmeres,
silks, flannels and cambrics, made up in
the newest and neatest way, just aa
mother wants them. All sizes and prices.
KID BOOTEES
New lines of Fine Kid Bootees in all
colors, lace and buttoned; prices 25c to
$1 each.
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UMVIXVIO
Do you fancy something in this line?
We will give you big values for the mon
ey. Here is a big assortment that takes
in stylish garments of every conceivable
description, made by those in New York
who best understand the work. Many
styles and many shapes in many shades
and in all sizes, at prices ranging fro>m $5
to $50 each.
All Novelty Jackets, Suits and
Capes at One-Thlnd Off
AT
HENNESSY'S
Butte, Montana.