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VOL. II, NO. 43.
KALISPELL, MONT., MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1901.
FIVE CENTS.
THE COURSE
OF TRUE LOVE
Shows Some Improvement in
the Case of
THE ELOPING COUPLE
From Northport, Washington.—Mr*. Marks
and Richards Were Released
From Custody Saturday.
Frank Richards and Mrs. Marks,
who were arrested here sometime ago
on complaint of Mrs. Marks' husband
at Northport, Wash., from where she
eloped with Richards, were released
from custody Saturday night. The
eloping couple have been in charge of
the officials here since the arrival of
Mr. Marks, shortly after their arrest,
and were held until the authorities in
Washington could get requisition pa
pers when they would be taken to
that state to stand trial on a charge of
adultery.
Mr. Marks on his arrival here first
tried to persuade his erring spouse to
return to his arms and when she re
fused he grew very wrathy and threat
ened the couple with ail kinds of pun
ishment. He returned to Northport
with the determination to get out the
necessary papers to secure their re
turn to that state. Undersheriff Mc
Carthy notified the Washington au
thorities several days ago that unless
further orders were received by Sat
urday night to hold the couple they
would be released and on getting no
word by the time stated they were
turned loose. Just what their future
plans are they will not state but it is
probable they will continue to live in
Kalispell or vicinity.
UNITED STATES TROOPS
AT FORT MISSOULA
The Post Had Been Deserted For
Three Years.
Special Dispatch to the Bee:
Missoula, Aug. 4.—Fort Missoula is
tonight garrisoned for the first time
since April 18, 1898, when 258 men of
the Eighth infantry marched out of
its gates for the Spanish war. Com
pany C of the Eighth infantry under
command of Captain Perkins, arrived
this afternoon and took up their
quarters at the post, where mules and
otner equipment had already arrived
and everything was in readiness for
the reception of the troops. The
Eighth regiment has been continuous
ly engaged in active soldiering since it
left Missoula in 1898 and those mem
bers of the regiment who returned to
day express great satisfaction at be
ing again in permanent quarters.
WILL PROBABLY DIE
OF HIS WOUNDS
Vicious Cayuse Injures a Valley Coun
ty Cowboy.
Special Dispatch to the Bee:
Dillon, Aug. 4.—William Walter, a
cowboy in the employ of Ex-Senator
Hurd, of Valley county, met with a
probably fatal accident this afternoon.
Walter started for Dillon on an un
broken cayuse which bucked viciously,
reared and fell back upon the rider,
whose head, striking among the bould
ers, was severely bruised and the
SKull probably fractured. Walter has
been unconscious since the accident
and it is feared he will die of his
wounds.
PERILS OF 3HEEP HERDING.
Paralyzed Sheep Herder Discovered
By Accident
Special Dispatch to the Bee:
Dillon, Mont., Aug. 4.—L Done, an
old sheep herder, was brought to
town today, partially paralyzed. He
was herding sheep on Clover creek,
seven miles from town, and his condi
tion was discovered by accident. A
member of a cattle camp in the vici
nity chanced to go to Done's cabin
where he found the old man almost
dead and unable to speak. How long
he had lain in this state is not known,
as the unfortunate man is still dumb
from his affliction, but it is supposed
he had been without food and water
for several days, it is not likely he
will recover.
CLOUDBURSTS
NEAR DILLON
Do a Lot of Damage to Valu
able Property
MEADOWS COVERED
Four Feet Deep and Hay Crop Is Ruined.—
Tracks Washed Away.—Pranks
of Lightning in Dillion.
Special Dispatch to the Bee:
Dillon, Aug. 4.—This county has
been the scene of several remarkable
cloudbursts within the past two days.
One of the most serious ocurred Fri
day afternoon at Landon and Mur
ray's ranches, on Black Tail. A solid
wave of water, the roar of which was
heard two miles away, rushed down
from the Sweet Water hills and with
in a brief space converted both
ranches into a lake. Within twenty
minutes after the first rush of water
tnere was a depth of four feet all over
the meadow land and nothing was vis
ible but the buildings. Mr. Murray
estimated his loss at $1,000 to stand
ing hay. Another cloudburst on the
Rattlesnake swept down from the
hilis in an immense solid body four
or five feet high, destroying what few
fences and improvements were in its
path, and still another downpour oc
curred on the Beaverhead bench,
washing out a portion of the Oregon
Short Line tracks. During the same
storm lightning entered the business
office of the Thompson & Reynolds
Lumber company in Dillon and burned
out the telephone box, knocked Book
keeper Hogle from his stool to the
floor, but fortunately did him no per
manent injury.
WOULD BE VIOLATION
OF THE EXCLUSION ACT
Chinamen Will Not Be Allowed to Un
load Vessels.
By Associated Press:
San Francisco, Aug. 5.—Everything
is quiet in the strike situation this
morning. No new men have been
called out but it is expected that a
general strike will he ordered tonight
unless the employers association show
some indications of acceding to the
demands of the men.
Washington, Aug. 5.—Assistant Sec
retary Taylor of the treasury depart
ment today received telegrams from
shipowners and masters of vessels
lately arrived in San Francisco asking
tnat Chinamen employed on the ships
be permitted to»unload the vessels, the
masters and owners guaranteeing to
the government that they would not
be permitted to escape. Secretary
Taylor replied, holding that this would
be a violation of the Chinese exclus
ion act and refused to allow the China
men to go upon the docks.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN THREE MONTHS
Miners' Union Gets First Dividend
From Their Investment.
Special Dispatch to the Bee:
Butte, Aug. 5.—Today the trustees
of the Butte Miners' union received
a check for $10,000, being the first di
vidend for their stock in the Amalga
mated Copper company. It is not
quite three months since the union in
vested $50,000 in Amalgamated stock
and today's check is a substantial evi
dence of the union's wisdom in invest
ing its hitherto unemployed surplus
funds.
COMMANDANT KILLED.
British Capture A Convoy of Seventy
Wagons.
Bloemfontein, Aug. 5.—Commandant
Froneman, son of the commandant
who, it is alleged, shot a peace envoy
named Morgenda , has ben killed
near Wimburg after an exciting chase.
Important papers were founa in his po
session. The British have captured a
Boer convoy of 70 wagons near Bosh
of, Orange River colony.
WHEAT QUOTATIONS.
By Associated Press:
Chicago. Aug. 5.—September wheat,
per bu., 70 3-8c.
THE FIGHT IS ON
IH DEADLY EARNEST
Giants of Capital and Labor Prepared to
Lock Homs.
ONLY ONE POSSI BLE HOPE.
Derectors of the Steel Corporation Said to be Dissatisfied
with Morgan's Position and Want Negotia
tions Reopened.
By Associated Press:
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 5.—President
Shaffer arrived at headquarters at
11:45 a. m. When asked if a settle
ment could have been reached in New
York Saturday had they waived theii
rights at the Painter, Lindsay, Me
Cullen and Wellsville plants, he said:
"The Amalgamated association coula
have settled if they nad given up
These mills, but we could not do this;
their fight is ours and our fight is
theirs."
"Will you issue a call for a general
strike?"
"Yes, within a week."
"How many men will he affected?"
"I don't know."
"Will the board be called on for any
more conferences?"
"No sir, unless the other side
wants peace; they have declared war.'
New York, Aug. 5.—Charles M
Schwab, president of the United S.ates
steel corporation, returned to New
York this morning. He said the siee.
officials had nothing to malte public
with respect to tlie strike.
Washington, Aug. 5.—Secretarj
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor said today it was impossible
to forecast what the organizations af
filiated with the Federation would dt
to assist the strike of the Amalgamat
ed association men.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5.—A special tele
gram to the officials of the LaFayette
lodge of the Amalgamated association
this morning announced that there
would he no general strike ordered. II
is authority for the statement thaï
tue directors of the steel corporation
are dissatisfied with Morgan's atti
tude and are making every effort tc
re-open negotiations with the strik
ers.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2.—"It will he a fight
to the finish. No quarter will he giv
en. We are prepared to spend all the
money and time necessary to wipe out
the Amalgamated association in all
our mills."
This was the message that came
over the wires from New York to the
local officials of the United States
Steel corporation this afternoon. The
officials were waiting long after the
usual Saturday afternoon closing time
to got word from New York between
the executive board of the Amalgam
ated association and the officials of the
big trust. Two messages came, the
first stated that the conference had
adjourned, between the workers and
Morgan, after receiving his ultimate
decision in tue matters in dispute.
Word also came that when this last
conference broke up Mr. Morgan was
seen to leave the conference room
looking very much excited and angry.
The executive board of the Amalgam
ated association then went into ex
ecutive session, stating that they
would notify Mr. Morgan in the after
noon of their decision. An hour be
fore this time, a second message came
to Pittsburg, announcing to the steel
officials here that the executive board
had decided that they would not ac
cept Mr. Morgan's terms.
The second message contained the
statement also that appears above.
Some of the officials heard the mes
sage with misgivings. Others with
unconcealed satisfaction. One of the
officials left the office declaring he
was glad of it. The fight woud sure
ly be carried to a finish, and the cor
poration would once for all be freed
from the influence of union men.
At the headquarters of the Amalga
mated association there was no one
about. All the executive officers be
ing in New York at this time, no one
was present to look after the interests
of the strikers here, pending their re
turn. Organizer Flynn of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor was about the
headquarters during the morning and
one or' two of the striking steel work
ers, but they only remained a short
time. The only regret heard among
the strikers who were about was that
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That the officials of the United
States Steel corporation have been
preparing for this battle was made
ipparrent during the afternoon. It is
earned before any attempts are to he
nade to break the strike by the impor
ation of non-union men into all the
.die mills, one of the officials of the
ompanies now involved said that so
:'ar as furnishing skilled men for the
die plants is concerned, it is only
necessary to distribute the skilled
workers in the part non-union mills,
n all the plants and make them gen
3ral instructors of the green hands,
to soon develop more of this class of
workmen.
It was said that some of the skill
ed men from the Scottdale mills will
he sent into the other plants of the
company now rendered idle by the
strike and by their aid, and of the men
taken from Vondergrift mill, it is
said Usai the sheet steel mill will he
lble to make a good showing before
ong. The officials realize, however,
hat they have a difficult problem on
heir hands, and express a fear of the
jutcome when they try to start up
hese mills. They declare, however,
hat they will make the attempt and
with just as much haste as is possi
ble.
The National Tube company em
iloys at its McKeesport works about
i,000 men, hut not all of these are or
;anized, hut what are occupy skilled
sositions, and if they suspend work
vill at once he stopped in all depart
nents at least for a time. The roll
ng mill is the foreign process of pipe
naking. If it suspends, all depart
nents will be compelled to quit, soon
er or later, if the company fails to
start it again soon. The same condi
ions exist in the various companies
hat are placed in the non-union list,
ilthough in some the union is so weak
is to be entirely ineffectual unless
strengthened.
There is scarcely one of the 400,000
employes of the United States steel
•orporation but what may feel the
strike. It may be that the American
federation of Labor will call out its
housands who handle the products
ff the United States steel production;
he structural steel workers may re
fuse to dig coal for the trust mills;
he railway organizations may he
Irawn into the contest, although that
is not probable. Unless it be speed
ily broken by the United States steel
corporation, the strike and its results
will be felt all over the whole of the
United States. Mills that manufac
ture iron will be compelled to pile it
in stock and then stop if the strike
is carried for any length of time, and
the coke ovens will close when the
furnaces stop.
The big works of the Carnegie
Steel company is. almost free from
unionism, but this is a citadel that
will be attacked at once by the Amal
gamated association. If the union
men can close the other mills and pre
vail upon union men to stop handling
structural steel and plates, the plants
at Homestead and Duquesne can be
seriously crippled, as their product
would not be taken. The Edgar
Thompson Steel works at Braddock
will not likely be affected. It has
contracts placed by the railroads di
rect that will operate it for seven
months. If the Chicago rail mill be
closed, the Edgar Thompson could roll
some of its contracts.
The Homestead armor plate de
partment would scarcely be affected,
although if the workers there could be
induced to come out it would place
the company in a bad situation re
garding its armor plate contracts with
the federal government. ; In the Du
quesne mill sheet and tin plate and
bars are mostly made. Much of the
stuff made there in the laBt week has
been stocked. Labor leaders think
that the upper and lower union mills
CULLOM VISITS
WM. M'KINLEY
General Tariff Legislation Un
likely Says He
COMMERCIAL TREATIES
Ought to Be Passed. Sentiment in Cuba
Favors Annexation to United
States.
By Associated Press:
Chicago, Ang. 5.—After a visit to
President McKinley at Canton, Sena
tor Cullom says there is not likely to
he any general tariff legislation next
winter but that some of the pending
commercial treaties ought to pass the
senate. Speaking of action likely to
be taken by congress next session
Cullom said:
"We shall have to enact some legis
lation regarding the Philippines, but
not much, 1 think. As far as Cuba is
concerned, it has accepted the Ameri
can proposals and must work out its
own salvation. From all the informa
tion I can get the feeling is growing
stronger in Cuba every day In favor
of final annexation to this country."
might be induced to come- out in case
a general strike in all the corpora
tion companies is declared.
It is learned tonight that no time
will be lost by the Amalgamated as
sociation in completing its plans for
a continuation of the struggle, and a
meeting of the executive board will
ho held at headquarters tomorrow for
this purpose. Nothing definite will
be known until after the meeting to
morrow. All the workers are confi
dent that the orders will be issued
at once and expect the response to
be general and hearty.
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A VALUABLE PACKAGE.
General Uribe-Uribe Made an Error
in Consignment.
By Associated Press:
Ironton, Ohio, Aug. 5.—E. S. Wilson,
United States marshal for Porto Ri
co, now here, says he holds at San
Juan a valuable package of money and
papers which belong to General Uribe
Uribe, the South American revolu
tionist. They were seized by the
chief of the insular police and secur
ed by the marshal.
BOLD ROBBERY.
Thieves Get Away With $700 of Hard
Earned Money.
By Associated Press:
Chicago, Aug. 5.—Four highwaymen
entered the power house of the subur
ban electric railway company today,
bound and gagged two employes, blew
open the safe, and escaped with $700.
PROPOSITION IS ABSURD.
By Associated Press:
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 5.—Relative to
the rumored reorganization of the
Union Pacific management, General
Manager Dickinson said: "The propo
sition is absurd; the Union Pacific will
doubtless continue to be operated just
as it'is now."
TEXAS BANK INSOLVENT.
By Associated Press:
Washington, Aug. 5.—The comptrol
ler of the currency has appointed Wm.
L. Yerkes receiver of the First Na
tional bank of Austin, Texas. Na
tional Bank Commissioner Logan re
ports it insolvent.
A gallon of water weighs ten
pounds, a gallon of mercury weighs
1,357 pounds.
The population of the United King
dom passed that of France for the
first time in 1892.
Over 7,000 men deserted from the
French army last year. Great Bri
tain's record for desertions is under
300 in one year.
THESE ARE
THE LETTERS
In Sensational Charges Against
Judge Harney.
WAY OF A WOMAN
Had Only His Good at Heart.—Sug
gested a Poker Game and Other
Diversions.
Following are the letters which are
said to have passed between Mrs.
Ada H. Brackett and Judge Harney
of Butte. The letters form part of an
affidavit on a motion for a new trial
in the Minnie Healy case. Both Mrs.
Brackett and Judge Harney deny the
authenticity of these letters:
(H. M. Heimendinger: Please be
very careful with this and see that
he destroys it. He said you cautioned
him yesterday. I thank you very
much for your kindness. Mrs. A. B.)
Dearest: There iB so much that I
want to say to you, that, in deference
to your time and patience, I will
say it with the typewriter, la the
first place I know that by this time
you do not question my deep affection
and friendship for you, nor my wish
for your future welfare. Your future
concerns me personally, because I
love you, and hope to leave here for
some years at least; and if I can see
you, and if you are successful in
every way, both financial and in
your reputation, it means happiness
and success to me. Realizing this,
you must know that my interest In
you and your future is sincere, so
now I hope you will read this pati
ently and allow me to say what I
feel. You have told me I might say
anything to you, and I am taking
you at your word.
In the first place, dearie, all that is
asked of you by me, or any one, is to
he absolutely impartial and free in
your decisions; and not to got tied up
to anybody so that you are forced to
he anything hut honest, i do not
want you to favor my friends, unless
you are convinced it is right for you
to make such a decision; on the other
hand, if it should be such a close de
cision that friendship (I would not
insult you by saying "money") might
sway you, I want you to remember me
as your friend, and that you can help
me when it is not at the expense of
your honesty or conscience; and al
so to remember who were your friends
before you were "Judge Harney." I
mean the people who elected you and
stood by you. You know the Amal
gamated people fought your election,
and the Clarks, too, and that they were
not half so complaisant to you and so
attentive until after your election. (I
can give you instances to prove this,
if you do not already know it.) Do not
he influenced by attention and flatter
ies and all the things they say about
knowing what a fine fellow you were
:.II the time; because they did not
tliink and say all these things when
they might have helped you—not un
til they were interested. I ask you
to remember this. Dear sweetheart,
I have thought out a lot of these
things all by myself nights when I
could not sleep.
Now. I don't for one minute think
you would he willing to accept money
tor your decision; I could not like you
so much if you would, and I would
not vex you by suggesting it; but let
me tell you, dearie, that if you are
in debt and some money would make
you freer, I will gladly let you have
what money I have for the sake of re
lieving you from any pressure. If they
offer to loan you money or let you
have money, and if you need it enough
so that unconsciously (I know it
would be unconsciously) you might
be influenced by that means, I will let
you have money. If you want it, take
it from me and leave yourself free.
Mr. McGinniss asked me to say to
you that all they want you to do is to
be honest in every decision, whether
it is for or against them; they are
willing to stand on their rights, and
to keep yourself from entanglement
on either side, so that your decisions
will be entirely unbiased. As for
your future, after you leave the bench,
if you will allow me, I am empowered
to promise you certain things which
will assure you that most generously.
As for the money, I would rather
let you have mine, both for the sake
of your future and my own (because
your future is mine) than to have you
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