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Second Annual Exhibit Flat head Fair Association, October 13 to 17, 1903. The Kalispell Bee. $5,000 in Purses and Pre miums. Flathead Fair. Octo ber 13 to 17, 1903. VOL. IV., NO. 24. THE KALISPELL BEE. KALISPELL, MONTANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE OIL BUBBLES UP F ROM KINT LA WELL Kintla Lake Bore is in the Oil Region of the Earth's Bowels* PETROLEUM COMES SURFACE Constantly Flowing Wii. \J r ater and Gas From the Deep Well the Kalispell Corj. ! on Has Sunk in the Oil Fields—An Affidav» ruthfulness. > What is believed to be absolute in dications of oil has been discovered at the well of the Kintla Lake Oil company in the oil fields, and the stockholders of the company afe feeling jubilant over the bright prospects. The well is down to a great depth and water is bubbling over the top of the pipe much in the nature of an artesian well. A short, time ago it was noticed that the water was covered with a thick scum of oil, the odor of which was plain ly noticeable for some distance around. This fact was reported to the stockholders and directors here' and it was decided to make a close investigation before spreading the good news. To this end Fred A. Rus sell and E. G. Potter made a trip to the well, and spent some time there looking over the situation. On their return Wednesday they brought \vT!> them a bottle of the w.Per, can taining the oil, and going before a notary public made the folliwing sworn affidavit: AFFIDAVIT. Fred A. Russell and E. G. Potter, bobth of Kalispell, Montana, having been first duly sworn according to law, depose and say. That they to gether visited the works of the Kint la Oil company, in the Kintla Lake Oil district, in the county of Flat head, state of Montana, on the 28th asd 29th days of August, 1903. and made a thorough examination of the workings. We found that the water was flow ing over the top of the casing, as if it was artesian water. Through this THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION Root, Foster, Taylor and Dickson Ar rive. in England. GO DIRECTLY TO LONDON Ambassador Choate to Give a Dinner in Honor of the Secretary of War. Commissioners Will Assemble Next Thursday—Gist of the Controversy —Foster's View. London, Aug. 30.—Secretary of War Elihu Root, former Secretary of State John Foster, Hannis Taylor and Judge John M. Dickinson arrived at Liverpool on the Celtic today for the meetings of the Alaskan bounda ry commission, which will open in London, September 3. They were re ceived at Liverpool by Mr. Pether ick, assistant United States dispatch agent, on behalf of the American em bassy. The party came direct to London and on their arrival here were met by Secretary Carter of the United States embassy. Mr. Root register ed at the Hyde Park hotel, while the other members of the party establish ed themselves at the Carlton hotel. The Canadian commissioners also are here. United States Ambassador Choate has arranged to give a dinner in hon or of Secretary Root at which all the American and British representa tives will be present. The commissioners are already familiar with the facts of, the case, which were filed several months ago. At the first meeting of the commis sioners next Thursday, the Ameri cans and Canadians will submit their briefs, which will be a condensation of the facts and arguments regarding the interpretation of the treaty. The commission will then an nounce the day on which the oral ar guments will be heard. The docu ments have' not yet been made pub a water bu .s of gas were constantly escaping, fever y time one of these bubbles burst on the top of the water a scum of oil can be distinctly seen floating on the surface of the water. Where the water has been running over the casing there is a good inch of what is called B. S. in the eastern oil fields. There is a strong smell of oil when you put yourr head directly over thé well, and we firmly believe that this gas and oil is coming up out of the well. We brought down a bottle of the water which is exactly as we took it from the well, and we invite all those interested in the oil fields to visit the property and verify our state ments for themselves. —Fred A. Russell (seal) — E. G. Potter (seal) Subscribed and sworn to before me. George F. Stannard. a notary public in and for the county of Flat head. state of Montana, this the third day of September. 1903. —George F. Stannard, Notary public in and for the county of Flathead, state of Montana. Now that ft has been clearly Lhown that oil is there the directors of the company are making prepara tions to resume work, and intend to have the drill in operation in a short time, feeling confident that by go ing down a short distance further their efforts will be rewarded by a flow of oil. The bottle of oil and a copy of the sworn affidavit is on file at the office of Griffin, Stannard & Calbick and will be shown to all in terested. ^ lie, but the Associated press corres pondent learns that the whole con troversy centers upon Canada's ef fort to acquire an outlet to the sea. It is known authoratively that the Canadian agent asserts that under the Russo-British treaty of 1825, the line crosses numerous inlets, in cluding the headwaters of the Lynn canal. The contention seems to be that the inlets less than six miles wide situated in the disputed region belong to Canada. United States Consul Foster vigor ously opposes this view, holding that the treaty clearly places the line thirty miles inland, following the sin uosities *of the coast, thus separat ing Canada from all the arms of the ocean and putting Porcupine creek and the gold, districts under Ameri can jurisdiction. The American representatives are confident that their position is unas sailable. The commissioners expect that the complete consideration of the entire case will take less than two months and that even should the commission fail to render a majority award, the facts will be clearly es tablished. This will lead to an ear lier settlement in the future. Secretary Root intends to take ad vantage of the reepss between the filings of the briefs and the oral ar guments to witness the British army maneuvers. CRIPPLE CREEK TROUBLES. State Troops May Be Called Upon By Governor. Denver, Sept. 2.—Adjutant General Sherman Bell is quoted as saying that orders have been issued for'-.-'-® state troops to hold themselves' in readiness to turn out at a moment's notice, should the strike situation in the Cripple Creek district demand their appearance. Several rumors gained circulation to the effect that Sheriff Robertson of Teller county had requested Governor Peabody to send troops to his aid, but both the sheriff and General Bell deny the truth of the stories. The mine owners' association of the Cripple Creek district offer rewards for the conviction of persons guilty of the as saults yesterday, and also for the ar rest and conviction of the men who burned the shafthouse of the Sunset Eclipse mine recently. THOMAS A. EDISON, WHO FEARS THE UNKNOWN POWER OF THE X RAYS. Inventor Edison's sight has been injured by the violet light of the X rays, and he is convinced that prolonged experimentation with them is injurious to health. As the effect of prolonged experiments undertaken five or six years ago one of Mr. Edison s assistants lias been compelled to have an arm ampu tated and another assistant is threatened with the same calamity. Mr. Edison thinks the X rays are harmless when used in ordinary medical work for short periods, but when they are experimented with on an extensive scale they destroy the white blood corpuscles and are dangerous. , t "PIM" WARDNER DYING. Rossland. B. C., Sept. 1.—James Wardner, famous throughout the Kootenays and Coeur d'Alenes as a mining promoter and raconteur, is dying from blood poisoning in a Mil waukee hospital. Several months ago Wardner ac companied a party through the min ing districts of Nevada, and in the course of the trip drank from a stream by the roadside. A cyanide plant discharged into the stream close above and he inadvertently swallowed some of the chemical solu tion used in the cyanide process. The poison entered his system and he was ill for several weeks, finally recovering somewhat. The relapse came and he was sent back to the hospital at Milwaukee, where his daughter resides. The latest tele graphic reports are that the attend ing physicians have given up hopes and broken the intelligence to the sufferer. "Jim" Wardner is a familiar figure in the Kootenays, where he won and lost several fortunes in mining. As a raconteur Wardner ranks among the cleverest in the country and a host of extremely entertaining and amusing yarns are related with him as the center. His last successful flotation in British Columbia was the Cherry Creek Mines, Limited, form ed to purchase and operate a group of free gold claims in Pinnacle coun try, Yale district. When taken with th° velapse at St. Paul he was on the point of leaving for western Alberta ; to close a deal for several thousand j acres valuable coal lands for St'. Paul ! and Minneapolis capitalists. PRICE OF AN EYE. Spokane, Sept. 2.—Through Barnes & Latimer, attorneys, J. W. Vanfleet has commenc d an action against the Great Northern Railway company. William Kelley, former master me chanic. and John Delaney," then nun' house foreman at Hillyard, for $15.000 damages. The complaint alleges that on the 10th day of February., 1902, the plain tiff was an engineer on the road of the defendant, and while in the per formance of his duty a lubricator glass broke. That he replaced the glass with another, which also broke, and a quantity of small particles of glass flew into his eye, completely destroying the sight. He alleges that the defendants were negligent in not providing suit able and safe lubricator glasses, and that on account of his injuries he will no longer be able to work as an engineer and will be unable to earn the large salary he earned as such engineer. Therefore, because of the injuries received on account of the negligence of the defendants he asks the court to give him a judgment for $15,000. ————— - District Court. The June term of the District j court will reconvene again Saturday, after an adjournment of several weeks. No business of importance is to be transacted and one day's ses sion will probably conclude the term, The regular September term will convene on the 28th. 1 WANTED THE PRESIDENT Made Persistent Demands to Head of the Nation. See ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER, ALICE Whom He Wanted to Marry—Was Arrested and a Charge of Insanity Placed Opposite His Name—A Re volver Found in His Buggy—In the Asylum Now. Oyster Bay, L. I„ Sept. 2.—-Henry Wellbrenner was arrested at Saga more Hill last night while making a persistent demand to see President Roosevelt. The man was armed with a revolver, fully loaded. He was taken to the village and placed in the town prison. Shortly after 10 o'clock last night Wellbrenner drove to Sagamore Hill in a phaeton buggy. He was stop ped by the secret service men on duty. Wellbrenner said he had a personal engagement with the presi dent, and desired to see him. As it was long after the hour when visit ors are received he was not allowed ; to go to the house. The man insist j ed. but tb-? officers turned him away, ! Soon after Wellbrenner returned and lin -insisted that he be allowed to see the president, if only for a min ute. This time he was ordered away ami warned not to return. .»-•st before 11 o'clock the man re turn 1 a third time, and demanded of the officer that he be permitted to - the president at once. The nffi i-r's response was to take the man from his buggy and put him in the stables, where he was placed under guard of two stablemen. A revolver was found in the buggy. Later Well brenner was brought to the village and locked up. He is 5 feet .».8 inches high. 28 years old. has a medium sized dark mustache, black eyes, and evidently is of German descent. He resides in Syosset, about five miles inland from Oyster Bay. He was well dressed in a suit of dark material. and wore an old fashioned derby hat. Wellbrenner is reported by those who have seen him to be a danger ous lunatic. At Syosset it is learned that the man is the son of a truck farmer, and is one of three boys. He has two sisters. The family is respectable and is held in general esteem. Wellbrenner was arraigned today before Justice Franklin on complaint of the secret operatives who placed him under arrest. Wellbrenner's brother William was present at the j examination. Justice Franklin ques tioned the prisoner about his move ments last night. His replies were made in a quiet tone of voice, but they indicated apparently beyond a doubt that the man is crazy. Asked why he went to Sagamore Hill, he 1 replied : UPTON CAN'T HAVE AMERICA'S TRBPHY For the Third and Last Time the Reliance Runs Away From the Shamrock. THE RELIANCE FINISHES FAR AHEAD The American Boat Had the Race Won From the Start and Rounded the Outer Mark Ten Minutes Ahead—Her Home-Stretch Like a Frightened Deer, Xt w York. S pt. 3.— Tilt start of the bird and !i nil tria of speed be wee n the Reliance and Shamrock 111. postpone 1 i util a h hour than w a s t(M* usua ! to await better W ather. A light mist hung over tl 10 ( ourse bid und r the influ once ot a five mile wiui was srudi ally sw T>t away. At o' •lock the leciding he it of the intei national ra o for he America's* cup was starte 1. Tin R dianee in the liist quartc ■ of an hour worked ilit » a position one-eig] it h of a mile to t to wiiulwa; d. both y a dits head ins for tlie Jo rsey sli iro. Reliance wa s making he • usual gain hut the wind was very light at the start ar.d soar celv a mil ■ of the e mrse had been sailed in the firs t 20 minutes. In a few minul 's the w ind freshened GRAND AERIE OF EAGLES. President Del Cary Smith and Other Officers Report. New York. S?pt. 1.—The fifth an nual convention of the Fraternal Or der of Eagles began today at Tam many hall and will continue during the week. This order originated t:i Seattle six years ago and is strongest in the west ami northwest. It is ex pected that 10.000 of the 150.000 members in tlie United States and Canada will be here. Special trains from British Columbia, Boston, Balti more and St. Louis brought delega tions from the Pacific slope. New England, the south and the south "1 went to see the president about his daughter Alice." "Had you an engagement with the president?" "Yips." "How was that engagement made?" "I talked with the president last night." replied Wellbrenner. "How did you talk with him?" "O. I just talked." "A sort of wireless talk, was it?" "Yes, tliat is it. a wireless talk." "Why did you want to see the pres ident about Miss Alice?" "I wanted to marry her." "Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt?" ht before last." . her?" ver there?" e in a rod Theodore." n. after the exami mclndcd lie would hold Well until an inquiry of lunacy held upon his case. The is then postponed un this afternoon, when "Yes, , I saw he "Win re did yoi "At my house.' "Did she go O' "Yes, , she earn >i!e." "Win i accompli "Her brother .1 nst i co Frank li nation, brennet could 1 xani ination til 5 o'clock physicians who hold certificates en titling them to make inquiry into the sanity of persons could he present. PROLONGING THE AGONY. Third Trial Again and -Today's at race of the Postponed Again. New York, Sept. 2. tempt to Kail tlv° third America's cup series was Lut a repe tition of yesterday's fluke and the suspense is prolonged still another day. Under far less favorable con ditions than prevailed yesterday morning the yachts went out to the starting line under tow. Added to the annoyance of no wind, was a heavy fog. The yachts hung about the lightship. They did not drop their tows and their sails hung limp from the rigging. Like yesterday the boats waited until nearly midday and then the race was declared off. The yachts were then towed ba r, k to the hook and the few excursionists re turned to the city. Nothing Doing Sunday. On account of the big G. A.-R. re unioo at Bigfork. Sunday, there will he no hall game in Kalispell on that day. The gam" with Havre on La bor Day has been postponed until later in the season. to an eight 1 not breeze and worked aroun d soul h. Reliance still in crease d lier lead and outpointed Wham rock in » ve rv pai Rohan •o Je d bv fully three quart i rs of a mile . At 3 00 Reliance was 1 ■ading >y oi c mile and turned outer mark U 3 : 41 :35, ten minutes in ad vtanee if ni e Shamrock. Fig iring roni official time, Reli mice covered the 15 mile heat to windward in 2 hours 39 minutes and ,'ï!» si couds; Slim iroek. 2 hours 49 minu es and 45 second s. Relianee thus heat Shamrock to tlit* outer mark 10 minutes a n d (i seconds, or. tied in ting 1 minute and 57 seconds time allowan '0. S minutes and 9 sec omis. Rel ianoo w ns fully three miles a lieai of the Shamrock it the finish. west. The New York aerie has made, extensive arrangements for the en tertainment of the visitors and Tam many hall is elaborately decorated. After calling the morning session to order, adjournment was taken until afternoon, the committee on creden tials not having; finished Its work. Th' grand worthy president, Del Cary Smith, of Spokane, read an ad dress outlining the work of the con vention and its purposes and plans and extending the thanks of the vis itors to the local aerie for tts hos pitality. A. H. Partridge of Seattle the grand worthy secretary, and George f. Head, of San Francisco, the grand worthy treasurer, read re ports. INSTITUTE SUCCESSFUL Gathering of Misses and Ma'ams From the Utmost Boundaries PROFITABLE SCHOOL WORK Must Result from the Experience Meetings—Several Eminent Edu cators Present—Prof. Elrod Makes Pictures for the Folks Illustrating His Lecture Wednesday Eevning. ta , The teachers' institute which be gan ft the city high school Tuesday morning and lia:- boon in session all week, is one of th most largely at tended and interesting ever bel 1 this county. On the opening day ' attendance numbered 55 and each day saw an incr nso until there w re t;r, teachers in attendance. Profes sor Stooro presided, assisted by Miss Jennie C. Eaton as secretary. Th instructors consist of Professor Hamilton, of the stat > university. Gillette. Aleoek Slid Keteliam of the Flathead county schools, and Mise Shaffer. Each day is devoted to talks by the different instructors in terspersed with discussions in which all the teachers take part. So far the institute has progressed satis factorily and the utmost interest has been shown in the proceedings. Wednesday night Professor Elrod, of the Montana university, delivered an interesting illustrated lecture at the opera house which was largely attended. The forest rangers throughout the reserve are having considerable trou ble this fall keeping watch over camp fires of hunters and travelers. In many instances the rangers have discovered abandoned fires just in time to prevent serious conflagra tions with serious damage to the tim ber. The worst trouble is being ex perienced along the cutoff as well as along the Tobaco plains road, and the utmost vigilance is made' neces sary to guard the forests from fire.