The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-06-12
CURRENT TOPICS,

- oolOIUG1H L IOl lJC.
MAI TIERS OF MOMENT IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.
what the People Are Doing and What
the Papers Are Saying All Over the
State-News Items and Passing Gossin
Here and There.
The copper market is very promising.
The Livingston Enterprise has com
pleted its 18th year. ....-a..-.
There isan unusual supply Of water in
all the mountain streams.
The port Of entry will be changed from
Fort Benton to Great Falls
The closing exercises of the State Uni
versity took place this week.
Richard Mansfield has lost heavily dur
ing his tour Of the northwest.
Rudolph Albrecht was drowned in the
Missouri river few days ago. ..=s
The deportation of the Crees will be
resisted on legal techncality.
Two men have been convicted of kill
ing game in the National Park.
There IS strong probability that the
State Normal school will not open.
Tomorrow the 18th anniversary of the
Butte Miners Union will be celebrated.
Hamilton aud Big Timber have both
put IN complete electric lighting systems.
A stamp mill will be erected on an ey-
tension Of the Drum Lummon by Butte
parties.
commencement week exercises took
place at the Agricultural college at Boze-
man from June 7 to 12.
Jerome ]. Mickey of Billings. we'll
known in Butte as a successful mining
operator, died at Kerrville, Texas, last
week. s5. %....
John Sherman's idea of non-partisan
eglslation-the Dingley tariff bill-is
enough to make a horse gh.-Billings
Times
Judging from Mr.. Cleveland's latest
veto he is more successful as a phrase
maker than as a builder of prosperity
Misscu ulan.
A reduction from ~ to Shour shifts
will go into effect next Monday ut the B.
u Nj. smelterin Butte and the pay will be
somewhat cut.
A man named L. B. IIaskins was ar
rested last week at Quigley charged with
stealing pair Of horses and buggy in
Butte two years ago.
Rev. Rollin L. Hartt, a recent graduate
OF Andover, has accepted a call to the
First congregational church at Helena.
lie succeeds Rev. Mr.. Kelsey.
The twelfth annual session of the X. of
L. was held at Livingston on Tuesday
and Wednesday. There was a competi-
tive Grill Of the uniform rank.
Gay was hung in Helena on Monday,
after having exhausted every means to
save his life known to the law or the
sympathy of friends. He lost heart at
the gallows and had to be supported.
W. A. Clark's wealth is estimated in
New York to reach $40,000,000. His in
terest in the United Verdi property is
placed at $50, 100000, which it is said he
has been offered and declined to accept.
Chas. T. Crayon, a house painter, fell
from his scatfold in Helena on Saturday
and died in few minutes He was a |
graduate of a Scottish university and |
came OF high parentage. A wife and six
children are left destitute.
Grover Cleveland, who holds up his
hands in holy horror at the wickedness of
the West, should have been in Columbia
Falls Decoration Day. He might have
seen a crowd Of 5000 more orderly, law
abiding and Godfearing people than he
ever faced in his dear old gold bug New
Y Iorl.-Columbian.
A Butte miner won the San Francisco
Examiner prize, receiving his weight in
silver. He stripped and weighed in at
144 pounds. He received an order on
,he Anaconda company for 144 pounds of
silver bullion worth about $1,000. 1t is
lucky for the Examiner that "Big Brad"
Of Anaconda did not draw til he lucky num-