The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-22
THEIR LOSS ADJUSTED
Insurance Companies Get Badly Len On
Their Own Proposition.
The Damage so the BsOm0~r Mercantile
Ca~uspsmy'. Ssock ftxei at k0s,OOO-
Last Ntgssts News tn Bate.
Special Ia ih.. standard.

u ~ W 1900
cnc.,s between the Bonner Mercantile Go.
and the insurance companies rcgartIing
the losses suffered 10y the company were
at last adjusted Tonight. The fire took
place September - ana the cctnrany's
store has necessarily been closed since
then awaiting adjustment. The Bonner
Mercantile 60. estimated its losses at
SsD.OO. but the insurance adjustcrs at
first wanted tai settle for S5.uD. They re-
fused tn give more and il soon became ar
parent that the insurance. people were
combined in an attempt tn tire out the
company and force them tn settle at u
Disadvantage. Finally the company
rather than lose their fall trade entirely.
offered Ia split their losses i'm two and set
tie for $lO,UuD. This the adjustcr- refused
tn Ito. No agreement being reached. a
board Of arbitration was decided ON. d.
+. Trainor. % professional adjuster. of
California. was selected 10y tho insurance
companies. George lockwood. of Butte.
represented the Bonner company. and
these Representatives selected as un-
pire Theodore l. S",,u''rme'er:
81. Paul. Mr.. Schuermcicr has
been here several weeks and has
Of clerks and with them examined care
fully all the stock of the store and sstinnat-
cd the loss ON each piece 10y itself. As "a
result of their computations, MIR. Schuer-
meier tonight signed AN awardto the BON
ncr Company of Ss,.o53.25. IN il much,
above what the had itself offered
to- accept. hut no award could replace the
losses caused the company through the
loss of trad. Of the past two months. The
business will he re-opcred in u few days.
The insurance companies. 3' of which are.
concerned in the matter. are dissatisfied
~" m =" the awards. Mr.. S"hnernrier
started for -. Paul this evening.
For TIVE days ri ,l M; Police w ha'f !, 'i 81 f. i"%si
has ~committcsi suicide. Mrs. Miller runs
the New York concert hall. and her nus
band runs the Palace saloon. A few days
.aUl an agent came. tn IStlttt. WIFI u new
brand of wine. Ed Miller celebrated tn"
occasion by getting drunk with the agent;
night ia ~ dance house. She imInei :
a,cly declared she should commit suicide.
have searched all resorts in town where
Mrs. Miller il likely To bs, but no trace
has been found. Mr.. Miller is distracted.
morning all the SHAFTS and bitches about
Butte will Ice searched.
Charles Burciictt lives in a small house
on East Park street. near the Pine Tree
saloon. With him live his wife and chill.
drcn, including "A l3-year.old daughter ana
Burcictt's younger brother. At ! o'clock
this morning. screams and cries of muir
der in the house were heard, aud the p"-
lice. found "a iirst-claSs r,Ictiou in progress.
Burchctt was charged with whipping his
brother, his wife aud his daughter. He
was arrested and taken to the county jail,
where Inc passed the rest Of the night.
This morning ic declared that he was
Justified g his pnsilistiG fsnis.
I3-year-oid daughter. He had licked them
both and also whipped his wife for stand
ing i'm with them. Burchett was consid-
cred justified. and was released. There
are likely To be further developments in
the affair.
Jones saw the town together. making the
rounds of the, saloons and dance houses.
Jones exhibited considcrahlc money about
him and late at night Mcdonald invited
him to sleep with him AT his room in IA
lo,lging-houss. ON Silver street. Jones sac-
eptcd the invitation.
This UunrIIIU s..lrIE JOnsS hsslrl
his companion geo out rather early hut
was sleepy himself and ,i."u9ht he
up he found tina $40. which he claimed Ia
have had when he went tn bed. was miss
ing. He suspected his roommate of the
theft aud complained to- the police. This
evening at o'clock Mcdonald was found
10y Officer L1yticn in Millcr's saloon and
arrested ON "a charge of grand larceny.
Jones works ON the railroad and MELON
aid has been "a waiter i'm the Cable rcstar-
rant. He was released from Jail two
weeks ago. when hc was acquitted Of the
charge of being am ~accoinplice of Duffy in
burglarizing lrtiii.'s house.
Tire exodus Ia Helena has already be-
gun and Silver Bow members of the legis-
laturc and contestants left for that city
this morning. Ii il calculated that about
two hundred Butte citizcns will leave to-
morrow. Several have tclcgrarl,rd for
rooms.
James Burke. the man with one arm and
no hands. Was arraiHncd this afternoon
charged with ussaultiug Lee at Silver Bow
Les face by striking him with th" stub.
Of his arms. Burke pleaded guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. Not paying tt,
fine he was sentenced tn - days i'm jail.
The Latest Out.
A daily through car service has been as
tablislied by the chicago, Union Pacific 4
northwestern line between San Francis
90, Portland and Chicago via Council
. Bluffs. thus Offering tai the public ~facilitie,
: not given by amy other line. The Limited
: fast mail, which runs daily l~twren IN.
above points, carries the overland fas
: mail. ~ limited number of flrst-,lass pas
senRcrs without extra charge, and tx com
posed of Pullman vcstihulrd sleeusrs, SaI
Francisco To Chicago, via Council Bluffs
Pullman vsstibul,l slccpcrs and Pull
: man dining cars, Portland to Chicago vi;
/. Council Bluffs.
u This is another indication that the Cnioi
y Pacific il DESTROYS of meeting the r.,l,iir,
mcnts of the people. For information il
regard to this and other trains an this lin
u apply tai r. l.. Loruax. general passcngc
agent, Omaha. Neb., T.. u. Wilson, &. u
y A.. e. x n. w. R'y. Chicago, or }. A
Lewis. general agent. Butte.
Go to- Miss II. v. Whit. for the best AN,
most complete line of millinery good
ever offered in Anaconda.