The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-25
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In The -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

New STATES ana ELSEWHERE.
Fort Benton has q dog poisoner.
The two ~presbyteries Of South Dakota
are i'm favor of a revision Of the confess
sion of faith.
Tacoma will poll a large vote at the
coming municipal election. II Is reported
that over 1000 votes have been registered.
The Northern Pacific has issued an or
der prohibiting the vending OF articles
on the depot platform and trains at sta
tions.
The requisition on the United States for
the four-gun battery for the Montana
militia has beer approved by the secre-
tary of war and the battery will be issued
at once.
Many improvements are being made at
the ~penitentiary at Deer Lodge. Two
new ''look out" houses with large plat
forms have been recently completed, and
q large kitchen il now under way.
A movement 10 on foot for the estab-
lishment mt Helena of union s~tockyards
for the killing, dressing, packing N
shipping of beef. The enterprise will re-
quire 200 acres Of ground and capital OF
$4,000.
The Boise City Statesman is endeavor-
ing to arouse the business men OF that
town to the importance OF organizing an
association for the purpose of holding an
annual exposition Of Idaho's products,
manufactures, etc.
Some time OH Monday night Fred
FeiI's tailor shop i'm Missoula was broken
into and all the goods made up, and OF
much value, were taken, as well as seve-
raj pieces of cloth. The thieves gained an
entrance by breaking i'm the rear door.
A petition to the governor Of Idaho is
being circulated among the citizens OF
Albion for the purpose of obtaining a full
pardon for T. L. Lovett, who is now serv-
ing a term OF eight years for highway
robbery. He has already served three
years of his term.
At the recent election in Stanley county,
Dakota, forty Indians marched up to the
polls with tickets in their hands ready to
vote. They were all challenged, but the
tickets were received and laid aside until
a decision can be reached as to their
qualifications as voters.
Three new trail hounds were recently
received at the penitentiary in the place
OF the Siberian hounds returned
a few weeks ago. The three were
given a chase of about twelve miles IN
day, and worked to perfection. They are
very savage and are kept in close on
finement except when exercised.-SiIrer
State.
Judge Haney Of the Fourth district de-
cides that there is no law against adult
terry in South Dakota. There was a terri
torial law upon the subject, which was
repealed by a congressional law pertain
ing to all territories, which became in
operative after statehood, thus leaving no
law at all so far as this particular offense
is concerned.
Charles +. Powell, n former resident OF
Reno, New, and a convert to Buddhism,
who vas lecturing in the East Indies on
that doctrine i'm the interest of the,
Philosophical society of that country last
year., died at Madras recently. His re-
mains were cremated and the ashes are
at the headquarters of the T~heosophical
society of India. Deceased's father wasa
millionaire, who for some reason left his
son only SO.
Paul Peterson, brother of II. +. Peter
son, Esq, of his place, picked up a piece
of fuse with a concussion cap OH the end
of il at the Champion mine last Thursday,
and not knowing what the cap was light
u ttt use atio titio tthS cap itS
thumb and finger. In a few seconds an
explosion occurred, blowing the end of
the two fingers of and otherwise cutting
his hand. Mr.. Peterson was very fortu-
nate in escaping with even these injuries.
He was doing some painting and decorat-
ing in Champion and this was his first ex-
p%ericnce around a mine.-SIrer State.
The cause of the strike at the Coax
dale coal mines near Livingston is
stated as follows: Up to a short time
ago the price for mining first class was
S1.50 per ton. This was reduced to s1.25
per ton and the men stood the reduction.
Last week a further reduction of $1.6 per
ton was announced and in addition no
tice was given that instead of 1000 pounds
i'm future a ton would consist of 2,240
pounds. To this the men objected and
the strike ensued. There have been em-
ployed at the mines from seventy-five TO
ninety men and Immediately after the
strike many of them left, there being at
present about thirty-five. A number of
them occupied houses belonging to the
company and Immediately after he strike
they were notified to quit them, which
they did. One of the employees who
owns his cottage is now in a legal con-
test with the company, which claim
that The building is ON their
ground, a claim which he
denies. He was ordered to have It re-
moved and declining, a writ Of ejectment
was brought against him at Livingston
and the suit is now pending. II is said to
he the intention of the company to bring
i'm cheap Pole and Hungarian labor. and
last Friday two Poles appeared for the
purpose OF going to work. Learing of
this several of the strikers. who are Of the
same nationality, repaired TO the saloon
where they were stopping, and a fight en-.
sued and the new corners were driven of.
The fight caused b summoning of the
United States marshal. The board of
arbitration had its journey for nothing.
for while the men were willing to submit
their grievances TO the body. the represent
tatives of the company positively refused