The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-10-08
WHOLE + NO. 1918.

WHOLE NO. 1918.
NEWS OF THE STATE.
4 WEEKS RESUME OF MoNTANA,s
MOST NOTABLE EVENTS.
News, Notes and Gossip Concernin., ~.
'ers OF General lnterest-The Doings Of
feople and the Record of Affairs Com
| densed for Our Readers.
The Alice Gold and Silver Mining
company, Of Silver Bow county, has filed
It's annual statement, showing a capital
stock OF $10,000,00O, all paid ii and no
debts. H.
young Dane, who gave his name as
John Dahlgren, was feeced out Of S65.
Sunday, by getting into sure thing
poker game at Butte.
raul Goldenbogen, of Missoula, one Of
the victims Of Burns pistol, is now bro
nounced out Of danger, unless some
unforeseen complications arise.
Frank G. Merrell, Peoples party can
dldate for Congressman in Nevada. ha7
decided that he cannot spare the time to
stump in Montana, according to the invi-
tatlon Of the state central committee.
Several cases Of suspected glanders
nave been discovered in Great Falls and
the people Of that city are very indignant
at the state veterinarian for not at Onea
visiting the Falls and looking into the
cases.
David Flanagan, young man about
~ years old, went to Butte from Great
Falls, and failing to find work, swallowed
az ounce OF gum opium, intending to
commit suicide. Physicians were called
IN, however, and he was brought around
in short order.
l.. 6. Phelps, of Helena, has purchased
controlling interest in the Great Falls 4
Water company. The price paid is not =
known, but it is understood he cot the
stock at premium Of 30 per cent. He Il
owns ITO out.of 1900 shares. The sale
was made very quietly.
The city Of Butte has been investiga.
ting charges against the police force. II
is stated that members of the force have $ss
been receiving bribes from the cyprians
OF Galena street for the privilege Of con y
Quoting their nefarious business and 85
evading arrest OF conviction.
The Butte General Electric COMPANY Il i
hled articles of incorporation, Tuesday, 4
with H. NJ. Byllesby and n. C. Lewis, Of &
St. Paul, and ]. R. Wharton, Of Butte. in
corporators. The capital stock is $780, 1.
900 in 5000 shares, at 800 each. The,
principal office is at ST. Paul and the
plant of the company at Butte. 4
Peter McDermott, who murdered y
man named Marnie, in Barker, some ten j
years ago, and who eluded the officers
until three months ago, when he was ]
captured in Wyoming and brought back
to White Sulphur Springs for trial, was
found guilty of manslaughter last week.
He shot the man to defend the honor Of
his wife,
The Indian school building at Poplar
Creek agency, was completely destroyed
by fire last week. There were oyerstWo
hundred pupils in the school and all of
them have been returned to their homes
in the camp, as there is no building avail
able to continue the school. a new
school building at this agency, costing
the government about $4,000, burned
down one year ago. The origin Of the
fire is not known. The children were
all gotten out safely. The loss cannot be
estimated in money value, for it is
detriment to the service to have these
children return to camp.
Ethel Brown, a quadroor inhabitant of
East Galena street, Butte, had q bottle
full of sulphuric acid thrown over her
one day last week and was badly burned
on her back and one Of her arms. A
couple of drops of the fluid also struck
her in the face, one over the eye and one
on the chin. The stuff was carried in
beer bottle, and after throwing as much
of it as ne could at her the fellow broke
the bottle over the girls head, and the
rest of it ran down over her shoulders.
Her dress was burned into ribbons and
almost the entire upper part of her body
is covered with big scars and blisters.
Her injuries, however, are not at all
serious,
7. L. Romey, of Virginia City, arrived
in Livingston, Sunday evening, with the
remains of his mother, which were last
week exhumed near Mammoth Hot
Springs, for shipment to and burial in
the family burial ground at Virginia CITY