The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-22
NORTHWEST NEWS.


A joins resolution, introduced ny Con-
Wossman Carter, donating to Montana
The legislative furniture and fixtures, the
law Library and other property passed the
house Friday after considerable discussion
o. which Garter, Oates, Breckinr,dgc of
Keutucky. and Springer participated.
Il b aid the contractor building the
Butte and Gallatin branch Of the Northern
Pacific have come so the conclusion that
they viii hc unable to complete the road
by January I, rs called for i'm the contract.
IL u thought that the road will not bo in
opsration bcforc the latter part Of Febru-
AIRY.
A syndicate Of Helena, Butte and st.
Louis capitalists has purchased a control
ing interest i'm the Fourth OF July mino i'm
OkanoGan county. Washington. The
property In we'll known to all mining
men, and hears evidence, of turning out a
vcrisAblc BONANZA. The property was in-
corporated Thursday with the following
Slirectors: Messrs. Ed. 1. Zimmerman,
w. r. Sanders, =. I. Hauser. L. H.. Klein
schmidt, of Helena; J. X. Clark, of Butte;
Louis Tcuscher, of ST. Louis, and j. X.
Parxiec. of PhilipsburR. who are also the
largest owner . ,L.nc OF the large owners
who arc not ON the board of directors are
C.. w. Cannon, Charles Hoffman, DIR.
Redd, M. NJ. Hotter, Mantle & Warren,
Patrick Clark, Samuel i. Slovenian and
others.
A Portland dispatch says: General
Manager e.. J. Smith, who has just re-
turned from n trip over the lines OF the
Northern Pacific inland empire, states
that he Mullan branch is completed to
Wallace, in the CHur d'Alcne mining dis
trict. and that regular freight and passcn-
ger trains will he running ON the lind.
The roai will he completed tn Mullan by
the last Of the month. The work of grad
ing and nllinR the terminal grounds at
Spokane Falls will he completed within
On Hasa The r<sutrnrf fnr fraiOht nufl mas
senger depots has been let to George
Martin, and aud within five months Spo-
zane Falls will have u terminus second to
none ON the coast.
A Washington special says: The North
western association has changed its name
to the Western Congressional association.
All scmblance OF ~ purely
character To the organization was re-
moved by the adoption of n motion which
makes senators and congressman from all
states west OF The Mississippi eligible to
membership. This was done after long
consideration and statements that the
states as far south as Texas wanted to
COMB In, and that the far south states
would mot interfere with possible leRisla-
ton on irrigation. Senator of
Nevada, has been elected president; Rep
~resentative HansbrouRh. of North Dakota,
vice-prcsidcnt; Representative Carter. of
Montana, secretary, and Delegate Carey.
of Wyoming, treasurer. No matters of
iegisiAtlon were uisc'sse'u AT the mcctinH
OF last wednesday,, but some time was de-
voted % question OF drinks mt the
headquarters. There was a strong sem
timent against anything mat looked
hko u CONGRESSIONAL bar. hut yet
there was u decided Talk IN favor OF
having ssnch wines as one gentleman
wants 10 entertain another within reach
ing distance. Congressman fickier said
that while he was N political prohibition
LIST, ana came from "a proh'bition state, he
wAs NOS narrowmlnued enough To deny
the rsght OF taxing drink To any man
tnat wanteu u. ne thouRht u wosiid the
better 70 have the drinks I'm another build
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