, 1889-02-28
PACIFIC SLOPE.
Accidents and Crimes at Butte
City, Mont.
COLORED WOMAN SHOOTIST.
shs Kills = Dusky Courtesan and Sends
ABulIst Into the Thigh ofs Peace
maker who Interfered.

BUTTE. Feb. 90, Special-The boiler at
the Blue Jay mine burst yesterday and five
miners we're injured, one seriously. An
anvil blown sixty feet struck him on the
head. The boiler was blown 100 feet
through the company's window, entirely
destroying the structure. j. @. Crimuiens,
the one worst hurt, 1t is thought will re-
csver.
Foreman James Curran, in company
with two visitors, Michael Barney and
Albert Boyle. bjarded the cage at Clarke
through the mine. The engineer, a
brother of the foreman. was at the throttle
lowering them and used the brake in
stead of the clutch. When the
cage was within $50 feet of the bot.
tom, the brake slipped and the cage
dropped the full distance. The foreman
sustained q broken .hlgh, a hip crushed.
and his spine was seriously affected. The
visitors were injured internally and were
carried 10 the hospital In bleeding con-
dition.
Jessie Stewart, a colored woman living
in disreputable quarter of Anaconda,
shot another colored woman known as
Midnight Belle" yesterday. The parties
had been drinking. The bullet took effect
in Belle's breast and it Is certain she can
not recover. The shooter Is jailed. Belle
was taken to the hospital and made an
ante. .mortem statement. A bystander,
Henry Hayes. interfered with Jessie Stu.
art, and she fred one shot at him, which
took effect in his thigh, ipfictinQ serious
wound from which he may Dot recover.
HELENA's HOsPITALIrY ABUSED.
She Invites the Dakota Legislators to eel
ebrste and They Send Substitutes
HELENA, Feb. %, Special.-The Dako-
Ia legislature or very small fraction OF 1t
arrived in Helena to-day to join congrat-
| of the Montana legislature over the ad.
mission of the three territories into the
Union. Their coming was anticipated.
and delegation of prominent officials,
representatives of the territorial
and municipal governments went down
on special train TO meet them
and escort them TO the city with
betting honor and dignity. 1t was an.
nounced by wire before their arrival that
there were sixty.one members in the party.
| and number of names we're enumerated,
giving the impression that they were all
actual members Of the Dakota con-
Rress. An addition was made to
the list by the words, ''and others
and number of ladies'" which was
bulletindd IN the front of one of the news
paper Offices. The people of Helena were
| anxiously awaiting their coming and pre-.
parations had been made to receive and
entertai0 them in a proPe. ,as manner. .
number Of leading citizens, including
the mayor, started for Three Forks
this morning at 10 o'clock on q special
train to receive the incoming delegation.
The meeting was very cordial and en-.
thusiastic. On the way up unbou
hilarity and hand-shakinR were features
and congratulations over the admission of
the sister territories were heard on every
hand. Brass bands and q large crowd OF
spectators lss met the party a a.. bo1e, t.s;
reached Helena at P. M. where
carriages we're in waiting for the visitors
who we're assigned different hotels. 1t IL
the intention to show them over the city
in sleighs and to take them on an excur'
sion ~ Butte tomorrow, and Great Falli
Monday. They are receiving marked and
courteous attention from the citizens oi
Helena and are being banquetted by the
Montana club tonight. The Washington
Legislature was not represented. The funny
; part of the business has been developed
since their arrival. The excursion SCENT
to be a very queer affair. Only ten Of the
party are members of the Dakota leRis
iature out of a membership of seventy
two. Others are clerks of various
occupations in the two branches
of the legislature. At Bismarck
a much larger number Of solons intended
coming when the plan was proposed tc
visit Helena, but just before the trair
started they concluded to give up the idea
and turned their tickets over
to these substitutes, who taking advantage
of free excursion. are now revelinR In
brief season of pleasure and enjoyment, az
honored guests Of the city Of Helena, who
are proud to do honor to the Dakota
legislature. They join hands with them
celebrating such an important event as
the admission of four new states into the
Union. The people of Helena are not con
versant with the real situation at this
time.
20 From PORTLAND.
Improvcment Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.