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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-02-09

the request and Senator Hill made a
point Of order against ii. Senator Nc
Iaurln. in discussing the question, said
ne considered it in order and he could
not consent % withdraw the amend
ment because Of his objection to a bond
! issue Of any kind by the government
when it could be avoided.
Senator Mills made A point Of order
that the original amendment was also
out Of order on the ground that it was
provision for general legislation
long debate followed as to the pro
priety Of the points Of order made lJy
Senator Hill and Senator Mills The
vice president said he would submit the
two points Of order to the senate He
directed that the first vote be on Sena-
tor Mills point Of oEder against the
Proctor bond amendment There was
viva v0ce Vote on which the point Of
Gi der was sustained by a large ma jOrity
Senator Dubois called for the ayes
and noes, but was induced to withdraw
his demand. The McLaurin amendment
followed the course Of the main amend
ment. and thus both amendments were
summarily disposed Of.
The District Of Columbia appr0pria-
tion bill was then passed The dplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was made The next order Of business
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-02-09
TRIED TO LEAVE 4 WOMAN
CCVEFNoRsHlP CON EST MATT r.
lenneSsee's Legislature Is Opening the
Returns of Election

Nashville, Tenn, Feb, 6,-When botl
houses of the general assembly TO-DAY
met to open the returns of the election
for governor in November last, Senator
Butler republican, read a protest from
Hon. Clay Evans, the republican claim
ant Of the goVernorship. Mn Evans
protested that the election contest law
enacted by the legislature was uncon-
stitutional and insisted that the Joint
assembly open and publish the returns
as the constitution required, without
any interference on the part Of the joint
Witnessing assembly,
The returns from 81 counties were
opened and all but 16 of them We're OBJ
jected to by Governor Turney or Mr..
Evans, the objections filed stating that
the claimants did not believe the re-
turns We're true, The returns objected
to We're not counted and We're placed in
the custody of the speaker Of the SEN
ate. Returns from 20 counties remain
to be opened when the joint convention
meets tomorrow. After all the returns
are opened an inyestiga ton committee
Will be appointed.
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NO MIST kG ABOUT HIS BLUE BL-OD
Lord Hope, Husband Of May ohe, Owes
Three Millions

London, Feb, Am investigation Of
! the financial troubles of Lord Hone.
son OF the late Duke of Newcastle and
] husband of Miss May Yohe. the actress.
! has brought to light some startling fig
uFes showing, the prodigality Of the
young lord, His gross debts are put al
$3.50. 10 Of which amount 500. .G45 is re-
turned as unsecured, the assets being
placed at SS19, 600. OF the 1880 900
which he is credited with having re-
eelEed since attaining his majority
eight years ago, 5000 went in debts
he had contracted during his minority
$500, 600 in betting and gambling $3.50, 900
liabilities incurred on account Of others.
$4,000 lost in disastrous theatrical
speculations $15 900 in interest on debts
already contracted, and S250 600 in living
and personal expenditure The bank
rupt proceedings against Lord Hope will
come UP in the bankruptcy court early
next month. In the meantime it is ex-
pectec that the estates a Mayfair. Cas-
tie Elaney and elsewhere will be sold
for the benefit Of the creditors negotia-
tions 10 that end being now in progress
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IiS''l>E p \ NEST OF THIEVES.
Officers at Wardncr Have sy,t,.,..s, :,

N"fener, Idaho, Feb. 5.-F'or year
or more the people of Wardner ana Vi
clnitN have been pestered by gang of
thieves that have been breaking into
dwellings,, cellars, stores, etc. on Fri
Gay hsht some one broke into Mr.
'9eA"oI S cellar and stole all the canned
}EQt and groceries. On Saturday even
ing MY. School sWore out a search war
rant ON Pascal Milheau and on search
Ifls MS cabin the canned goods and gro
cer1es were found hid under his bed On
SHl1daE he was arrested and on being
questioned he confessed his guilt and
also gave the names Of several others.
Warrants We're got out for the remain
Ger of the gang, and one man by the
name OF Lane was arrested and two
made their escape
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-02-09
QUEENS SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT
English Lawmakers Will Have Inportan
Bills to Consider

London, Feb. o.-The fourth session ol
the Thirteenth parliament Of Queer
| Victoria was opened a o'clock thi.
| afternoon. Her speech was as follows
/ My Lords and Gentlemen: Nv re-
| lations with the foreign powers remain
| friendly and on a satisfactory footing.
An agreement has been concluded after
/ protracted negotiations between nv
| government and that of the French re
/ public for the settlement of the frontier
| between my colony of Sierra Leon ana
neighboling French possessions. re-
| gret TO say the war between China ana
Japan still continues. / have main
tanned a close and cordial understanding
with the powers interested in these "a
gions and | shall lose no faEora Bile on
portunity of promoting peaceful ter
mlnation of the contest
In consequence of reports which have
reached my government of excesses
committed by Turkish troops, regular
or Irregular, on .Armenians in Asia
Minor, | thought it right. sin coniunc-
ton with the other powers. to make
representations to the porte The sui
tan has declared his intention of severe
lt Furnishing any of his officers or sol
''~Afo- Niio nave Jteu guilty OF such
acts and has sent q commission to con-
duct IN investigation on the SPOT. Dele
gates froln the powers which have CON
suls at ErzefOum will accompany this
commission. / am happy to observe. tl1.
striking fact that in ireland 0ffenses.
OF all kinds against the law hayt- sunk
during the past year TO the lowest level
hllhefto marked in the official records.
Proposals Will bc submitted to Won fpn,
remed wing defects which exnariat,ra
mas brought to light iii the working. Of
the law for landlord and tenant in Ire
land and tor dealing with certain tyit.t- /
ea tenants whose situations still con-
Stltuies peril to social order Bills win t
be presented 10 You dealing with the
church establishment in Wales hin +
Will also be submitted for popular CON I
lrol oi the liquor traffic and the ab0- I
lltloh OF plural voting and provisions fa,.
the payment of charges of returning Of
hcefs at elections: also bills for the uni
1catlon OF London and facilitating the
Of light railways which
VIII, / trust, benefit the districts in
view OF agricultural depression. The
lili Tor promotion of Cancellation in
rade disputes and the amendment 10
ne factory accounts The bill for com
'ietion OF system of county eoVern-
nent In Scotland aud for further, leeis-
ton for crofters will he sl,l,n1ittad
o YOU"
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CnRDNIR'S MOI EST Al BUTTE.
Blame Of thS Aw ful Explosion Resi-, on
the Warehouse Companies.

After 4 session Of 10 days the cor
onefs inquest into the causes Of the
terrible explosion in Butte has resulted
ii Z verdict charging that the deaths
caused BY that dire event We're due to
the explosions Of dynamite in the ware
houses Of the Kenyon Connell CONNER
cial Company and the Butte Hardware
Company; that the fire started in the
Kenyon Connell warehouse; that the
first large explosion occurred there
that the second large explosion took
place in the Butte Hardware Companys $
warehouse that the two companies
have been criminally negligent ana
careless in carrying in their warehouses
quantities Of powder in excess Of the
amount allowed by law: and that the
two companies are responsible for the
deaths Of the victims Of the explosion
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-02-09
WORN or MONTANA LEGISLATURE
The Code Bills Passed BY the Senate
The House PROCEEDINGS

The Montana senate has passed the
code bills with certain amendments, Al
50 the house bills creating the 18th ju-
dicial district. The Judiciary committee
Of the house has fayorably reported
the bill providing for the location Of a
site and the erection Of capitol build
ing. The bill abolishing the office Of
mineral land commissioner was favor
ably reported by the committee on
mines and mining The bill making
elective the offices Of city marshal, city
attorney and street commissioner Of
Helena was also favorably reported
The senate concurrent resolution in
structing the governor to enjoin the
secretary OF the interior from patenting
any more mineral lands 70 the Northern
Pacific company was read d third time
and passed unanimously
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DENVER GATEWAY MUST BE OPENED.
Else the nion Pacific Will b Shut Ous
OF pnget sound

Chicago Feb. 3.-The Northern Pa
cific will not after all allow the Union
Pacific to participate in their through
rate business to Puget sound points
y the close Of the past year. it was
announced that the matter had been
adjusted, but this afternoon the North
ern Pacific took d different stand and
nothing is settled as yet The Northern
Pacific demands that the Union Pa
cifc SHAH open the Denver and Golden
Gate ways, before it will allow it to
have its wants in the extreme north
west
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san Francisco to Seattle "a

San Francisco. Feb. 4.-The rate war
between San Francisco and Puget
sound and Alaskan ports is still Wig
orously prosecuted. Today the Pacific
Coast Steamship Co. made another re-
duction, and a rate Of SO cabi and ST
steerage from San Francisco to Sea title
was announced
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MONTANA LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDING.
4 Committee to Visit State institutions
The Reform school

The Montana senate has passed the
house resolution providing for a COM
mittee Of three members from the SEN
ate and nine from the house to visit the
state institutions. Sena tors Brown,
Sigh and Brosnan We're appointed
members Of the committee on the part
Of the senate. Governor Richards has
transmitted a message to the house re-
porting that Helena banks had ad-
vanced s12.142.31 for the reform school
and recommending that it be paid bac}-
with interest.
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FRENCH MINERS MANCLED.
Terrific Explosion OF Fire Damp Caused
Great Fatality.

Paris, Feb. Am explosion of fire
damp is reported from Montceau Les
Mines, department of Saoneet Loire
Thirty persons are believed to be killed
Additional adyices from Montceau Les
Mines show that the fire broke out yes
terday in Stougenie pit. While the
miners We're fighting this fire the ex-
plosion occurred which wrecked the gal
leries and entombed the miners. Res
cue parties have thus far recovered q
bodies and removed from the ruins
eight terribly injured miners
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AN OHIO BANK ROBBED.
Burglars Blew Open the >ate-pursui1
and Ca rturc

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 4.-Lockwood s
bank at Milan, Erie county, Ohio. was
entered by five masked burglars at 4
this morning, the safe blown open and
robbed Of the money it contained The
men Were seen to escape in wagon
headed for sandusky A lively exchange
Of shots took place between Cashier
stoddard and the gang, but they got
away safely. The robbers secured. it
is believed, about $4,000. Two men
supposed to belong to the gang, have
been captured at Sandusky. The three
others will probably be caught soon.
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ROehefort No Longer an Exile.

London, Feb, "A Henri Rochefort,
proprietor Of the Intransgeant OF Paris.
eSiled from France since he came to
England with the late General Boulanger
in 1889, has left London for Paris, an am
nesty bill having been passed by both the
senate and chamber Of deputies NJ
Rochefort has arranged to arrive at the
French capital tomorrow
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MONTANA LEGISLATURE
The Corrupt Practice Act Occupies the
Time of the Hnus4.

ihe Corr npf Iracttcs Act Occupies the
Time of the Hnus4.
The Montana house has been strug-
Cling with the corrupt -practice act ana
has finished its debate over the import
ant measure. In the section providing
penalties for giving or promising any
4 thing t. assist in securing a nomina
I ton on election except necessary ex-
4 pelses, for failing IL furnish statements
and for Violating the law applicable to
the contributions the house added to j
fine and imprisonment for not over
lite- months. without leaving the court
amy discretion. The pentlty for betting
was changed from $500 fine to not less
! I han $2o nor more than 81 ,OOp The. uell-
atty Tor undue influence was made from
500 y $1,000 fine and imprisonment for
not oyer two years. 4 feature was add
ed 70 the undue influence section MAX
ing II z crime y pay for taking out an
others citizenship papers or declara-
tion OF lntentlOn or allowing anyone to
~ il for an intending citizen The pen
atty in the anti-treating feature was
made fine and imprisonment" Mey-
er offered All amendment in the shane
of 2 new section that one-half ot the
fines ~ % the school fund and half TO
th4 intormer. II was adopted
The committee of the whole ordered
a faNorab Die report on the bill to provide
for the inspection OF hotels and inns, to
require Tire-escapes in such places, to
provide fOT liens Of hotels and innkeep-
efs on baggage and personal property
Of guests and to punish hotel sWindlers
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kaffirs Beaten at Every Point,

Lisbon, Feb. 5.-Official dispatches re-
ceived today from Lourenzo Marques,
Delagoa Bay, say as a result Of the
fighting on 1ncomati river January Il,
the Portuguese captured Anguane and
Maxaquene Maraquen, and that Feb
ruary the natives returned and sur
prised the Portuguese. but were re-
pulsed. The Portuguese loss was four
killed and eight wounded. The Portu-
guese and friendly natives yesterday
commenced a combined attack on the
kaffirs
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Vetoed a Right OF Nay Bill

Washington, Feb, THE president to-
day sent veto TO the senate Of bill No.
1898. entitled AN act granting to Gila Val
ley, Globe and Northern Railroad Com.
pany the riSht OF way through the San
Carlos Indian reservation in the territory
of Arizona The reason given for the
veto is that these tribes have heretofore
caused trouble, and to put the road
through their lands without their consent
may occasion new outbreaks
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GRAND LODGE OF B,NAI BIRTH.
ANNUAL Session i'll New York Opene i
v I1h .lSS DeIcgates

New York, Feb. 3,-The grand lodge
of the Independent Order Of B mai Birth
y ham opened its annual session in
Tammany hall today. There We're 38S
delegates present chiefly from New
York, Ohio Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey and Illinois, Max
Stern presided at today's session. The
election Of officers resulted as follows:
Emanuel Somann, New York. grand
master: Edward Cohen, New York, dep
uty grand master; Max Treuber, St.
Louis. second deputy grand master.
The convention will close Tuesday
night. The membership Of the associa-
tiuu now numbers 3S, 600
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Railroad Selections Approved.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The secretary
Of the interior has approved lists Of
lands selected by the Central Pacific
railroad under the act of June 22 1874
aggregating 1853 acres in the Salt Lake
City land district, Utah. and 81, ,70s acres
within the limit of the grant for the
Union Pacific company in the Chey-
enne, Wyo., district
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Bought in hy Creditor

Pittsburg, Feb. 5.-The Western New
York & Pennsylvania railway was sold
today to Frederick Strauss, represent
ing the reorganiza ton committee of the
second mortgage bondholders. The
price was sl,000,oO0 and the assuming
of slo.Oo0.ooo first mortgage bonds.
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FIERCE BATTLE At WEI-HAT-NEI.
Chinese Fought " 18th Desperation Forts
Holding Out


London. Feb. 8 "A dispatch from
/ Chee Foo today states that the japanese
/ have captured the island of Liu kune
| Tao of Wei-HaiWei, after a desperate
/ fight. The dispatch adds that the lap
anese fleet maintained a terrific IRE on
! the island forts several hours The Chi,
nese gunners responded spiritedly. Sev
eral Of the Chinese guns Were disa blees
toward the close of the bomba rament
The forts were damaged badly Finally.
while the Japanese ships We're still fil-
ing at the island forts, six vessels low
| cred their boats, filled with marines
armed with cutlasses aud carbines
! These boats We're pulled ashore in the
teeth of the enemy's fire, and the Jap
batteries by storm, after fierce fighting
Many on both sides were killed OF
wounded. a large number Of prisoners
We're taken. When the dispatch left,
the Chinese and japanese fleets were
hotly engaged.
A Times special from Wei Hal Wei
states that the Chinese feet made an at
tempt to escape from the harbor, but
failed
4 Times dispatch from Tien Tsin says
the latest news from Wei-Hai-Wef
shows that half of the northern forts
on the mainland are holding out against
the japanese assaults. A Japanese ship
was damaged and a torpedo boat sunk
while attempting to force the northern
entrance of the harbor
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WENT THROUGH A D,7AwBaIBGE.
Electric Car at Milwaukee, Filled Wit,
People, Dropped Into the River

EiestElc Car at Milwaukee, Filled Witt.
People dropped Into the River
! Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. Am electric
car on the Russell avenue line filled with
! people went through the open draw
] span OF the kinnikinick bridge this
/ morning The weight Of the car broke
I the Ice and the car went to the bottom
Of the river. The ice broke the windows
OF the car which stood on end, only par
TALLY filled With water. The confusion
was such that nobody could tell for an
hour after the catastrophe how many
people lost their lives. There We're 10 or
Y people in the car, the exact number
being unknown, Six were taken out
alive. The others are all dead
Those rescued We're: ". 2, Severy, a.
Q. Ertel, &. ", Chase Il. Kuehne r.
Brand, Ella Waecholz. The dead whose
bodies have been recovered are. Miss
I1hlman. kindergarten teacher in the
Twelfth district primary school and a
daughter Of Professor Ehlman, director
Of music IN the public schools John
Kennedy, motorman; Miss Schmidt
kunz, employed III the National knit
ting works.
The bridge had been opened to permit
the passage of the tireboat Foley, which
was breaking the ice in the Kinnikinick.
The Foley's crew rendered valuable as
sistance, The accident was due to the
carelessness of Motorman John kenne-
dy, who, however, stuck to his post and
was killed.
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ABOLISHED 4 NAIs5IONERsuIp
The Montana Legislature IS taking Ac
tiO!l on the CAREY Act.

The Montana house has passed the
bill to abolish the office Of mineral land
commissioner. In the senate another
bill looking to securing the millions Of
acres Of land donated to the state by
congress was introduced. The main
provision Of the bill contemplates the
division Of the state into water districts.
to De under the control Of commission.
Corporations came in for attention iii
the shape Of two bills introduced BY
Senator Metzel, one TO prevent discrm-
ination in rates, by either light, water
on other companies, and the other to
compel incorporated concerns to make
statements twice a year to their stock
holders. The good roads campaign was
started by BabcOck by the introduction
Of bill for that purpose. The bill APP
prOpl'iating 81, 900 to buy supplies for the
legislature, the one to enable counties
to pay rent for buildings used for county
purposes, the memorial for the opening
of the Flathead reservatio and the one
for the opening Of the Fort Shaw mill
tary reservation, We're all passed
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PORTLAND TO THE O51FN

'1feat Northern and o. II. \ y 10 Oper
ate a New Line of Steamers.
Portland Or, Feb. At is announced
mat arrangements have been practical
~ completed for a steamship line ba-
tween this city and the Orient. to be on
Grated III connection with the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company and
the Great Northern railroad
PEACE TACTICS PREVAIL.
Chicago, Feb. TT is now practically
certain that the Union Pacific Will be
come a member of the Western Trunk
Line Committee. The declaration Of the
Northern Pacific that 1t would not allow
the Union Pacific to participate in Puget
sound business until it had withdrawn
ltS rel uSai TO open up the Oregon Short
Line for through business was made
Saturday afternoon before the Union
Pacl1lc announced It's Willingness to ac-
cede |" the wishes OF the other lines.
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WEST .RN RAILROADS AT pEAce.
The nion paeifie Finally Admitted K
IL. Ili.1,L | INC Ca;,,r,

tiit iliIih feiIS t5iHlillISG-
Chicago, Feb. 1.-The western lines
figured all day on how to get the Union
Pacific into the trunk line committee
H]t]loat passing the Northern Pacific
'Ehs former demanded that it be given
. share Of Puget sound business and
The latter stood on promises made by
the other western roads that the bust
ness should come to it alone The
Union Pacific demanded that its rate
to Puget sound be shown in the rat ties
aud the committee said it should not
be done, The matter was finally solved
~ allowing the Union Pacific rates to
be placed in the individual rate sheets
bat they viii not go into the rate
sheets Of the trunk line committee The
Northei' Pacific took a very liberal view
and expressed itself satisfied with the
agreement.
There is now but one fact which
keeps the Union Pacific out of the com
tnitte@ and that is the boycott against
it, The chances are strong that the
Union Pacific will sign the committee
agreement within few days.
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Gold knsnl1-e SnG ss1 900

Washington, Jan. 3o.-The total with
drawals of gold today We're s., ,951, ,740, of
which s3,77500o was taken from New
York; sl31,74o from Baltimore and s45, 900
from Boston, leaving the true amount of
the gold reserve Sit SOL ;322
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Wit b MaIG of Cold

Washington, Jan. 31.-The total with
drawals of gold today We're g. 7,0vo. of
which all but 100000 withdrawn from Chi
cago, was taken from the sub-treasury at
New York. This leaves the true amount
of the gold reserve at S42, So. .926.
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SOLICITOR-CEN HOLMES CONRAD.
Maxwell Resigned and ii Successor Was
Immediately Appointed.

| Washington, Feb. 1.-LaWrence Max
| WELL solicitor general of the United
| States, has rendered his resignation tc
| the president, and it will be accepted
The relat tions between Attorney Genera
| Olney and Mr.. Maxwell have beer
strained for some time. Holmes Con
rad of Virginia has been appointed so
licitor of the United States by the presi-
dent, vice MAXWELL resigned.
The president today appointed j. NJ
Dickinson of Tennessee assistant attor-
ney general.